From: Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score
Clinical bedside candidate predictors a | Percentage missing | Laboratory candidate predictors a | Percentage missing |
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Age (months) | 0 % | Base excess (mmol/L) | 34 % |
Axillary Temperature (°C) | <1 % | Blood urea nitrate (mg/dL) | 38 % |
Capillary refill time (seconds) | <1 % | Chloride (mmol/L) | 34 % |
Conscious level b | <1 % | Glucose (mmol/L) | 6 % |
Cough | <1 % | Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 3 % |
Lung crepitations c | <1 % | HIV status | 21 % |
Decreased skin turgor | <1 % | Lactate (mmol/L) | 5 % |
Deep breathing | <1 % | Malaria positive | 1 % |
Fits greater than 30 min in this illness | 1 % | Oxygen saturation (%) | 4 % |
Fits in this illness | <1 % | pCO2 (mmHg) | 34 % |
Fitting/convulsions at admission | 1 % | pH | 34 % |
Heart rate (beats/min) | <1 % | Potassium (mmol/L) | 35 % |
History of fever | <1 % | Sodium (mmol/L) | 33 % |
Indrawing | <1 % | Systolic blood pressure | 2 % |
Jaundice | <1 % | TCO2 (mmol/L) | 36 % |
Liver size >2 cm below costal margin | <1 % | Â | Â |
Neck stiffness or bulging fontanelle | <1 % | Other predictors not considered | Â |
Respiratory distress | <1 % | Mid-upper arm circumference | 6 % |
Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | <1 % | Â | Â |
Severe pallor d | <1 % | Â | Â |
Sex | 0 % | Â | Â |
Temperature gradient e | 0 % | Â | Â |
Vomiting | <1 % | Â | Â |
Weak pulse | 0 % | Â | Â |
Weight (kg) | 0 % | Â | Â |