Pediatric Alert Score (EPA) performance in sepsis screening
Mariana Magalhães de Cerqueira Souza,
Juliana Freitas Oliveira Miranda,
Ariane Polidoro Dini
et al.
Abstract:Objective To assess Pediatric Alert Score (EPA) performance in screening cases of sepsis in a hospital context. Methods This is a diagnostic test study guided by the Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) recommendations. The sample consisted of 190 children and adolescents admitted to a hospital in the countryside of Bahia, Brazil. Data collection was carried out in the database of an umbrella project in medical records and the hospital’s records system. Processing and analysis … Show more
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