Validation of the age-adjusted shock index for pediatric casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan

ConclusionsWithin the combat setting, the age-adjusted pediatric shock index had moderate sensitivity and relatively poor specificity for predicting massive transfusion and death. Better scoring systems are needed to predict resource needs prior to arrival, that perhaps include other physiologic metrics. We were unable to validate the previously published findings within the combat trauma population.
Source: Military Medical Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research