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ABSTRACT: Objective
To derive and validate a model of risk of septic shock among children with suspected sepsis, using data known in the electronic health record at hospital arrival.Study design
This observational cohort study at 6 pediatric emergency department and urgent care sites used a training dataset (5 sites, April 1, 2013, to December 31, 2016), a temporal test set (5 sites, January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018), and a geographic test set (a sixth site, April 1, 2013, to December 31, 2018). Patients 60 days to 18 years of age in whom clinicians suspected sepsis were included; patients with septic shock on arrival were excluded. The outcome, septic shock, was systolic hypotension with vasoactive medication or ?30 mL/kg of isotonic crystalloid within 24 hours of arrival. Elastic net regularization, a penalized regression technique, was used to develop a model in the training set.Results
Of 2464 included visits, septic shock occurred in 282 (11.4%). The model had an area under the curve of 0.79 (0.76-0.83) in the training set, 0.75 (0.69-0.81) in the temporal test set, and 0.87 (0.73-1.00) in the geographic test set. With a threshold set to 90% sensitivity in the training set, the model yielded 82% (72%-90%) sensitivity and 48% (44%-52%) specificity in the temporal test set, and 90% (55%-100%) sensitivity and 32% (21%-46%) specificity in the geographic test set.Conclusions
This model estimated the risk of septic shock in children at hospital arrival earlier than existing models. It leveraged the predictive value of routine electronic health record data through a modern predictive algorithm and has the potential to enhance clinical risk stratification in the critical moments before deterioration.
SUBMITTER: Scott HF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6980682 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scott Halden F HF Colborn Kathryn L KL Sevick Carter J CJ Bajaj Lalit L Kissoon Niranjan N Deakyne Davies Sara J SJ Kempe Allison A
The Journal of pediatrics 20191113
<h4>Objective</h4>To derive and validate a model of risk of septic shock among children with suspected sepsis, using data known in the electronic health record at hospital arrival.<h4>Study design</h4>This observational cohort study at 6 pediatric emergency department and urgent care sites used a training dataset (5 sites, April 1, 2013, to December 31, 2016), a temporal test set (5 sites, January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018), and a geographic test set (a sixth site, April 1, 2013, to December 31, ...[more]