Outcome prediction for critically ill children with acute renal failure requiring continuous hemofiltration.
Continuous hemofiltration has been used with increasing frequency for treating volume overload and acute renal failure in critically ill, hemodynamically unstable pediatric patients. This retrospective report investigates continuous hemofiltration in pediatric patients, and their survival rate. Sixty children treated between 1999 and 2001 with a diagnosis of acute renal failure and requiring continuous hemofiltration were admitted to this study to determine if pediatric risk of mortality III (PRISM III) scores were an accurate prediction of mortality. PRISM III scores were calculated on the day continuous hemofiltration commenced; mean PRISM III scores of non-survivors were significantly higher than mean scores of survivors. PRISM III scores may be a useful indicator of outcome in children receiving continuous hemofiltration.
Department of Medicine, Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Tong-Kang, Ping-Tong, Taiwan. Grace128@ms17.hinet.net
Chen-Yin
CY
Chen
Tsung-Chang
TC
Tsai
Weu-Jen
WJ
Lee
Ching-Chyuan
CC
Su
Ji-Tseng
JT
Fang
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome