A PICU severity-of-illness model that estimates mortality risk using admission context and physiologic dysfunction.
INSTRUCTIONS
Select the age group and admission source, record whether CPR within 24 hours, cancer, or a low-risk primary dysfunction are present, then enter the neurologic and non-neurologic PRISM physiologic subscores to estimate mortality risk.
Age*
0 to < 14 dA
14 d to < 1 moB
1 mo to < 12 moC
12 mo to <= 18 yearsD
Admission source*
Operating room or postanesthesia care unitA
Another hospitalB
Inpatient unitC
Emergency departmentD
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 24 hr before PICU admission*
Cancer (acute or chronic)*
Low-risk systems of primary dysfunction*
Neurologic variable subscore*Enter the neurologic PRISM physiologic variable subscore from PRISM III.
Non-neurologic variable subscore*Enter the non-neurologic PRISM physiologic variable subscore from PRISM III.
