{"id":7840,"date":"2020-07-28T22:06:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T22:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/?p=7840"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:55:45","slug":"psofa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/psofa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) Score"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"99c380e4b4a7b96c35d7ddf7dcb434e8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MC 2019- Horizontal -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0127150553352455\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3806776041\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The SOFA score at admission is useful for predicting outcomes in the Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) and is more accurate than SIRS for definition of paediatric sepsis.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) Score<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 649px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 45px; background-color: #2955e6;\" rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Variables<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5732%; text-align: center; height: 21px; background-color: #2955e6;\" colspan=\"5\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Score<sup>a<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; text-align: center; height: 24px; background-color: #2955e6;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; text-align: center; height: 24px; background-color: #2955e6;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #2955e6;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; text-align: center; height: 24px; background-color: #2955e6;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; text-align: center; height: 24px; background-color: #2955e6;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Respiratory<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">PaO2:FiO2 <sup>b<\/sup><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: inherit;\">or<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u2265400<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">300-399<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">200-299<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">100-199 With respiratory support<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;100 With respiratory support<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">SpO2:FiO2 <sup>c<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u2265292<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">264-291<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">221-264<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">148-220 With respiratory support<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;148 With respiratory support<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Coagulation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Platelet count, \u00d710<sup>3<\/sup> \/\u03bcL<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u2265150<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">100-149<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">50-99<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">20-49<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Hepatic<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Bilirubin, mg\/dL<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.2-1.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">2.0-5.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">6.0-11.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&gt;12.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Cardiovascular<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"6\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">MAP by age group or vasoactive infusion, mm Hg or \u03bcg\/kg\/min<sup>d<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;1 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226546<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;46<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 166px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"7\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Dopamine hydrochloride \u22645 or dobutamine hydrochloride (any)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 166px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"7\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Dopamine hydrochloride &gt;5 or epinephrine \u22640.1 or norepinephrine bitartrate \u22640.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 166px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"7\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Dopamine hydrochloride &gt;15 or epinephrine &gt;0.1 or norepinephrine bitartrate &gt;0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1-11 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226555<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;55<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">12-23 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226560<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 22px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">24-59 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226562<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;62<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">60-143 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226565<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;65<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">144-216 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226567<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;67<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&gt;216 mo<sup>e<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u226570<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Neurologic<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Glasgow Coma Score<sup>f<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">13-14<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">10-12<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">6-9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px; background-color: #4695ef;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Renal<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center; background-color: #4695ef;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"6\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Creatinine by age group, mg\/dL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;1 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.8-0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.0-1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.2-1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22651.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1-11 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.3-0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.5-0.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.8-1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22651.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">12-23 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.4-0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.6-1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.1-1.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22651.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">24-59 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.6-0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.9-1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.6-2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22652.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">60-143 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;0.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">0.7-1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.1-1.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.8-2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22652.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">144-216 mo<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.0-1.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.7-2.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">2.9-4.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22654.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.427%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&gt;216 mo<sup>e<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.90643%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">&lt;1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.7009%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">1.2-1.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.0092%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">2.0-3.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20.0914%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">3.5-4.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.8653%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u22655<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Abbreviations: FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; MAP, mean arterial pressure; pSOFA, pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SpO2, peripheral oxygen saturation. SI conversion factors: To convert bilirubin to micromoles per liter, multiply by 17.104; creatinine to micromoles per liter, multiply by 88.4; and platelet count to \u00d7109\/L, multiply by 1.<br \/>\n<sup>a<\/sup> The pSOFA score was calculated for every 24-hour period. The worst value for every variable in each 24-hour period was used to calculate the subscore for each of the 6 organ systems. If a variable was not recorded in a given 24-hour period, it was assumed to be normal and a score of 0 was used. Daily pSOFA score was the sum of the 6 subscores (range, 0-24 points; higher scores indicate a worse outcome).<br \/>\n<sup>b <\/sup>PaO2 was measured in millimeters of mercury.<br \/>\n<sup>c<\/sup> Only SpO2 measurements of 97% or lower were used in the calculation.<br \/>\n<sup>d <\/sup>MAP (measured in millimeters of mercury) was used for scores 0 and 1; vasoactive infusion (measured in micrograms per kiligram per minute), for scores 2 to 4. Maximum continuous vasoactive infusion was administered for at least 1 hour.<br \/>\n<sup>e<\/sup> Cutoffs for patients older than 18 years (216 months) were identical to the original SOFA score.<br \/>\n<sup>f<\/sup> Glasgow Coma Scale was calculated using the pediatric scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Matics TJ, Sanchez-Pinto LN. Adaptation and Validation of a Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score and Evaluation of the Sepsis-3 Definitions in Critically Ill Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(10):e172352. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28783810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mohamed El-Mashad G, Said El-Mekkawy M, Helmy Zayan M. La escala pedi\u00e1trica de evaluaci\u00f3n del fallo multiorg\u00e1nico secuencial (pSOFA): una nueva escala de predicci\u00f3n de la mortalidad en la unidad de cuidados intensivos pedi\u00e1tricos [Paediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score: A new mortality prediction score in the paediatric intensive care unit]. An Pediatr (Barc). 2020;92(5):277-285. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31784324\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Created Jul 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[785,452,161,674,901,1689,1374,2231,2233,2232,450,1372,1371],"class_list":["post-7840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pediatrics","tag-assessment","tag-escala","tag-evaluacion","tag-failure","tag-fallo","tag-multiorganico","tag-organ","tag-pediatric","tag-pediatrica","tag-psofa","tag-score","tag-secuencial","tag-sequential"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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