ABSTRACT Various mortality prognostic scoring system are available for predicting mortality risk in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The Pediatric Risk of Mortality III (PRISM III) scoring system is one of the main indicators used in the PICU. This study was conducted to evaluate the PRISM III as prognostic predictor in PICU. This was a cohort study involving 64 patients who a…
Asthma attack can cause hypoxemia. One of the methods to detect hypoxemia is by using pulse oximetry. However, th is tool is not always available in some health care centres. Therefore, a more rapid and simple diagnostic tool is need ed as an alternative method to detect hypoxemia. This study aimed to assess signs and symptoms as diagnostic tools for hypoxemia in children with asthma. This was …