Validation of "Signs of Inflammation in Children that Kill" (SICK) score for immediate non-invasive assessment of severity of illness

• Main Authors: Gupta Manoj A (Author), Chakrabarty Anjan (Author), Halstead Ruth (Author), Sahni Mohit (Author), Rangasami Jayanti (Author), Puliyel Ashish (Author), Sreenivas Vishnubhatla (Author), Green David A (Author), Puliyel Jacob M (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To validate the SICK scoring system's ability to differentiate between individuals with higher and lower probabilities of death</p> <p>Method</p> <p>We performed a one year two-centre prospective evaluatio...