Utility of Shock Index and Pediatric Age-Adjusted Shock Index in Predicting Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
SI and SIPA are practical tools for early recognition of severe sepsis in children. Age-adjusted SI cutoffs improve accuracy. Diagnostic performance was further enhanced when combined with IG% and lactate, supporting their integration in PED clinical decision-making.
Authors
- İ̇lknur Bodur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-5700)
- Raziye Merve Yaradılmış (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1202-8564)
- Aytaç Göktüğ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0242-2368)
- Betül Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-3599)
- Bilge Akkaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6871-0119)
- Muhammed Mustafa Güneylioğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9260-6776)
- Ahmet Serkan Özcan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-8888)
- Ali Güngör (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-3480)
- Nilden Tuygun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-4215)
- Can Demir Karacan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5301-8106)
- Orkun Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-540X)
- Fatma Şule Erdem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-3068)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul Medeniyet University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003494
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00