scholarly journals Scoring Systems for Organ Dysfunction and Multiple Organ Dysfunction: The PODIUM Consensus Conference

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 149 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S23-S31
Author(s):  
Luregn J. Schlapbach ◽  
Scott L. Weiss ◽  
Melania M. Bembea ◽  
Joseph A. Carcillo ◽  
Francis Leclerc ◽  
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CONTEXT Multiple scores exist to characterize organ dysfunction in children. OBJECTIVE To review the literature on multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) scoring systems to estimate severity of illness and to characterize the performance characteristics of currently used scoring tools and clinical assessments for organ dysfunction in critically ill children. DATA SOURCES Electronic searches of PubMed and Embase were conducted from January 1992 to January 2020. STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if they evaluated critically ill children with MOD, evaluated the performance characteristics of scoring tools for MOD, and assessed outcomes related to mortality, functional status, organ-specific outcomes, or other patient-centered outcomes. DATA EXTRACTION Data were abstracted into a standard data extraction form by a task force member. RESULTS Of 1152 unique abstracts screened, 156 full text studies were assessed including a total of 54 eligible studies. The most commonly reported scores were the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction Score (PELOD), pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score (pSOFA), Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM), PRISM, and counts of organ dysfunction using the International Pediatric Sepsis Definition Consensus Conference. Cut-offs for specific organ dysfunction criteria, diagnostic elements included, and use of counts versus weighting varied substantially. LIMITATIONS While scores demonstrated an increase in mortality associated with the severity and number of organ dysfunctions, the performance ranged widely. CONCLUSIONS The multitude of scores on organ dysfunction to assess severity of illness indicates a need for unified and data-driven organ dysfunction criteria, derived and validated in large, heterogenous international databases of critically ill children.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 149 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S97-S102
Author(s):  
Richard W. Pierce ◽  
John S. Giuliano ◽  
Jane E. Whitney ◽  
Yves Ouellette ◽  

OBJECTIVES To review, analyze, and synthesize the literature on endothelial dysfunction in critically ill children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and to develop a consensus biomarker-based definition and diagnostic criteria. DATA SOURCES Electronic searches of PubMed and Embase were conducted from January 1992 to January 2020, using a combination of medical subject heading terms and key words to define concepts of endothelial dysfunction, pediatric critical illness, and outcomes. STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if they evaluated critically ill children with endothelial dysfunction, evaluated performance characteristics of assessment/scoring tools to screen for endothelial dysfunction, and assessed outcomes related to mortality, functional status, organ-specific outcomes, or other patient-centered outcomes. Studies of adults or premature infants (≤36 weeks gestational age), animal studies, reviews or commentaries, case series with sample size ≤10, and non-English language studies with the inability to determine eligibility criteria were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION Data were abstracted from each eligible study into a standard data extraction form along with risk of bias assessment. DATA SYNTHESIS We identified 62 studies involving 84 assessments of endothelial derived biomarkers indirectly linked to endothelial functions including leukocyte recruitment, inflammation, coagulation, and permeability. Nearly all biomarkers studied lacked specificity for vascular segment and organ systems. Quality assessment scores for the collected literature were low. CONCLUSIONS The Endothelial Subgroup concludes that there exists no single or combination of biomarkers to diagnose endothelial dysfunction in pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Future research should focus on biomarkers more directly linked to endothelial functions and with specificity for vascular segment and organ systems.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 149 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S1-S12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melania M. Bembea ◽  
Michael Agus ◽  
Ayse Akcan-Arikan ◽  
Peta Alexander ◽  
Rajit Basu ◽  
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Prior criteria for organ dysfunction in critically ill children were based mainly on expert opinion. We convened the Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) expert panel to summarize data characterizing single and multiple organ dysfunction and to derive contemporary criteria for pediatric organ dysfunction. The panel was composed of 88 members representing 47 institutions and 7 countries. We conducted systematic reviews of the literature to derive evidence-based criteria for single organ dysfunction for neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, acute liver, renal, hematologic, coagulation, endocrine, endothelial, and immune system dysfunction. We searched PubMed and Embase from January 1992 to January 2020. Study identification was accomplished using a combination of medical subject headings terms and keywords related to concepts of pediatric organ dysfunction. Electronic searches were performed by medical librarians. Studies were eligible for inclusion if the authors reported original data collected in critically ill children; evaluated performance characteristics of scoring tools or clinical assessments for organ dysfunction; and assessed a patient-centered, clinically meaningful outcome. Data were abstracted from each included study into an electronic data extraction form. Risk of bias was assessed using the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. Consensus was achieved for a final set of 43 criteria for pediatric organ dysfunction through iterative voting and discussion. Although the PODIUM criteria for organ dysfunction were limited by available evidence and will require validation, they provide a contemporary foundation for researchers to identify and study single and multiple organ dysfunction in critically ill children.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. e209271
Author(s):  
L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto ◽  
Emily K. Stroup ◽  
Tricia Pendergrast ◽  
Neethi Pinto ◽  
Yuan Luo

2010 ◽  
Vol 182 (11) ◽  
pp. 1181-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Leteurtre ◽  
A. Duhamel ◽  
B. Grandbastien ◽  
F. Proulx ◽  
J. Cotting ◽  
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