Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction (PELOD)

Estimates severity of organ dysfunction and associated mortality risk in critically ill pediatric patients.

Heart rate*

Age < 12 years: ≤ 195 beats/minhr_0_child

Age < 12 years: > 195 beats/minhr_1_child

Age ≥ 12 years: ≤ 150 beats/minhr_0_adolescent

Age ≥ 12 years: > 150 beats/minhr_1_adolescent

Systolic blood pressure*

Age < 1 month: > 65 mmHgsbp_0_neonate

Age < 1 month: 56 - 65 mmHgsbp_1_neonate

Age < 1 month: 35 - 55 mmHgsbp_10_neonate

Age < 1 month: < 35 mmHgsbp_20_neonate

Age 1 month to < 1 year: > 75 mmHgsbp_0_infant

Age 1 month to < 1 year: 66 - 75 mmHgsbp_1_infant

Age 1 month to < 1 year: 45 - 65 mmHgsbp_10_infant

Age 1 month to < 1 year: < 45 mmHgsbp_20_infant

Age 1 year to < 12 years: > 85 mmHgsbp_0_child

Age 1 year to < 12 years: 76 - 85 mmHgsbp_1_child

Age 1 year to < 12 years: 55 - 75 mmHgsbp_10_child

Age 1 year to < 12 years: < 55 mmHgsbp_20_child

Age ≥ 12 years: > 95 mmHgsbp_0_adolescent

Age ≥ 12 years: 86 - 95 mmHgsbp_1_adolescent

Age ≥ 12 years: 65 - 85 mmHgsbp_10_adolescent

Age ≥ 12 years: < 65 mmHgsbp_20_adolescent

PaO2/FiO2*

≥ 70 mmHg or ≥ 9.31 kPapf_0

< 70 mmHg or < 9.31 kPapf_10

PaCO2*

≤ 90 mmHg or ≤ 11.7 kPapaco2_0

> 90 mmHg or > 11.7 kPapaco2_10

Mechanical ventilation*

Glasgow Coma Score*

12 - 15gcs_0

7 - 11gcs_1

4 - 6gcs_10

3gcs_20

Pupillary reactions*

White blood cell count*

> 4.5 × 10^9/Lwbc_0

1.5 - 4.4 × 10^9/Lwbc_1

< 1.5 × 10^9/Lwbc_10

Platelets*

≥ 35 × 10^9/Lplt_0

< 35 × 10^9/Lplt_1

SGOT*

≤ 950 IU/Lsgot_0

> 950 IU/Lsgot_1

Prothrombin time or INR*

PT > 60% or INR < 1.4pt_0

PT ≤ 60% or INR ≥ 1.4pt_10

Creatinine*

Age < 7 days: < 140 µmol/Lcr_0_neonate

Age < 7 days: ≥ 140 µmol/Lcr_10_neonate

Age 7 days to < 1 year: < 55 µmol/Lcr_0_infant

Age 7 days to < 1 year: ≥ 55 µmol/Lcr_10_infant

Age 1 year to < 12 years: < 100 µmol/Lcr_0_child

Age 1 year to < 12 years: ≥ 100 µmol/Lcr_10_child

Age ≥ 12 years: < 140 µmol/Lcr_0_adolescent

Age ≥ 12 years: ≥ 140 µmol/Lcr_10_adolescent