Why the study?
Does the PRISM score accurately predict mortality in a South African pediatric ICU population?
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1,528 consecutive pediatric admissions to a 24-bed multidisciplinary ICU at Baragwanath Hospital, South…
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PRISM should not guide prognosis in South African PICUs without recalibration; challenges its assumed universality and leaves open the value of local models.
Does the PRISM score accurately predict mortality in a South African pediatric ICU population?
The PRISM score has poor discriminatory performance for predicting mortality in a South African pediatric ICU, indicating it is not population-independent and requires recalibration for less affluent societies.
Wells et al. (1996) studied this question.
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