The Pediatric Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (P-MODS): Development and validation of an objective scale to measure the severity of multiple organ dysfunction in critically ill children*

Lía Graciano, Ana; A. Balko, James; S. Rahn, Donna; Ahmad, Naveed; P. Giroir, Brett

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000170943.23633.47

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The Pediatric Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (P-MODS): Development and validation of an objective scale to measure the severity of multiple organ dysfunction in critically ill children*

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Jul 1, 2005

Authors:

Ana Lía Graciano

James A. Balko

Donna S. Rahn

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop and then prospectively validate an objective scale to grade multiple organ system dysfunction in a large population of critically ill children. DESIGN: Prospective, observational cohort study. SETTING: A pediatric intensive care unit at a tertiary care pediatric teaching hospit...

Subject

Medicine

Organ dysfunction

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

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