Assessment of the performance of the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2) among Egyptian pediatric patients admitted to the intensive care
Background: Mortality prediction models are useful in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) as risk assessment tools and as a benchmark for the quality of care. Objectives: To assess the performance of the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2) in terms of calibration and discrimination between surv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-09-01
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Series: | Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663814000482 |