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Validation of the vasoactive-inotropic score in predicting pediatric septic shock mortality: A retrospective cohort study.
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- Refining mortality risk stratification in pediatric sepsis: the roles of PELOD-2, vasoactive-inotropic scores, and procalcitonin in a tertiary hospital in Eastern Indonesia.Acute and critical care · 2026Article
- Prognostic value of cardiac biomarkers and Phoenix criteria in pediatric sepsis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Early blood pressure response index and mortality risk in cardiogenic shock: evidence from two critical care cohorts.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Blood pressure response index and clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock: a multicenter cohort study.EBioMedicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of "Huaxi-1" or "histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate" cardioplegia in an animal model.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Preliminary study on the predictive value of the vasoactive-inotropic score for the prognosis of neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- The Correlations of Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide on Cardiac Function and Hemodynamics in Pediatric Septic Shock.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Article
- Vasoactive-inotropic score and pediatric septic shock mortality: Correspondence.International journal of critical illness and injury scienceArticle
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Abstract
introductionMortality in pediatric septic shock remains very high. Vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) is widely used to predict prognosis in patients with heart disease. It is a simple method that was initially used as a predictor of morbidity and mortality in postoperative patients with congenital heart diseases. Previous reports showed that high VIS score was associated with high mortality in pediatric sepsis. However, its discriminative value remains unclear. We aim to explore the discriminative value of VIS in predicting mortality in pediatric septic shock patients.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study on medical records of septic shock patients who received care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). We screened medical records of pediatric patients which were diagnosed with septic shock and admitted to the PICU and received vasoactive/inotropic score for more than 8 h. Other supporting examination results were recorded, such as organ function evaluation for calculation of Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 (PELOD-2) score. The outcome of patients was recorded. The receiver operating curve was constructed to calculate the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity of each cutoff point.
resultsWe obtained the optimum cutoff point of VIS > 11 with 78.87% sensitivity and 72.22% specificity. AUC positive was 0.779 (
conclusionVIS > 11 has a good ability to predict mortality in children with septic shock.
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