Signs of inflammation in children that can kill ( SICK score): Preliminary prospective validation of a new non-invasive measure of severity-of-illness

Signs of inflammation in children that can kill ( SICK score): Preliminary prospective validation of a new non-invasive measure of severity-of-illness

<b>Background</b> : Signs of Inflammation in Children that can Kill (SICK score) is a new severity-of-illness score. It uses the physical signs of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and its continuum - the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS). The development of the...

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Main Authors: Bhal S, Tygai V, Kumar N, Sreenivas V, Puliyel Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
PRISM score
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2006;volume=52;issue=2;spage=102;epage=105;aulast=Bhal

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