Differences in organ dysfunctions between neonates and older children: a prospective, observational, multicenter study
Differences in organ dysfunctions between neonates and older children: a prospective, observational, multicenter study
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DOI:
10.1186/cc9323
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
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影响因子:
15.1
通讯作者:
Leclerc, Francis
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作者:
Bestati, Nawar;Leteurtre, Stephane;Leclerc, Francis
Introduction: The multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a major cause of death for patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU). The Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction (PELOD) score has been validated in order to describe and quantify the severity of organ dysfunction (OD). There are several physiological differences between neonates and older children. The objective of the study was to determine whether there are differences in incidence of ODs and mortality rate between full-term neonates (age