June 2014. Volume 10. Number 2

Clinical usefulness of the Shock Index in septic children is still under scrutiny

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rousseaux J, Grandbastien B, Dorkenoo A, Lampin ME, Leteurtre S, Leclerc F. Prognostic value of shock index in children with septic shock. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013;29:1055-9.
Reviewers: Ruiz-Canela Cáceres J1, Modesto i Alapont V2.
1CS Virgen de África. Sevilla. España.
2Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos. Hospital Infantil La Fe. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: Juan Ruiz-Canela Cáceres. Email: jruizcanela@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/02/2014
Acceptance date: 24/02/2014
Publication date: 19/03/2014

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: according to this study, Shock Index (SI) is a clinically relevant and easy to calculate predictor of mortality in children with septic shock.

Reviewers’ commentary: no conclusion can be drawn about the clinical usefulness of the SI with the analysis performed in this study. Other indexes have shown much better accuracy in predicting progression to death with a Bayes’ Theorem based analysis.

Key words: outcome; sepsis; septic shock

How to cite this article

Ruiz-Canela Cáceres J, Modesto i Alapont V. La utilidad clínica del índice de shock está aún por demostrar en la sepsis pediátrica. Evid Pediatr. 2013;10:23.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Rousseaux J, Grandbastien B, Dorkenoo A, Lampin ME, Leteurtre S, Leclerc F. Prognostic value of shock index in children with septic shock. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013;29:1055-9.
Reviewers: Ruiz-Canela Cáceres J1, Modesto i Alapont V2.
1CS Virgen de África. Sevilla. España.
2Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos. Hospital Infantil La Fe. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: Juan Ruiz-Canela Cáceres. Email: jruizcanela@gmail.com
Key words: outcome; sepsis; septic shock
Reception date: 20/02/2014
Acceptance date: 24/02/2014
Publication date: 19/03/2014

How to cite this article

Ruiz-Canela Cáceres J, Modesto i Alapont V. La utilidad clínica del índice de shock está aún por demostrar en la sepsis pediátrica. Evid Pediatr. 2013;10:23.

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