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Revalidation of the Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology in the Vermont Oxford Network.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17158947     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Our specific objectives were (1) to document the performance of the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology and the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension in predicting death in the Vermont Oxford Network, compared with published normative values; (2) to determine whether this performance could be improved through recalibration of the weights for individual score items; (3) to determine the impact of including congenital anomalies in the predictive model; and (4) to compare performance against that of the Vermont Oxford Network risk adjustment, separately and in combination. METHODS: Fifty-eight Vermont Oxford Network centers collected data prospectively for the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology in the first 12 hours after admission of infants in 2002. RESULTS: Data were collected for 10,469 infants, and analyses were undertaken for 9897 who met inclusion criteria. The median revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology was 5, and the mean birth weight was 1951 g. Recalibration of the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology and revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension resulted in minimal changes in their discriminatory abilities. The Vermont Oxford Network risk adjustment performed similarly, compared with the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension. CONCLUSIONS: Current score performance was similar to that observed previously, which suggests that the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology and revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension have not decalibrated over the 7 years since the first cohort was assembled, despite advances in neonatal care during that period. Addition of congenital anomalies to the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension improved discrimination significantly, particularly for infants with birth weights of >1500 g. The Vermont Oxford Network risk adjustment performed similarly, compared with the revised Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension.
Authors:
John A F Zupancic; Douglas K Richardson; Jeffrey D Horbar; Joseph H Carpenter; Shoo K Lee; Gabriel J Escobar;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Validation Studies     Date:  2006-12-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatrics     Volume:  119     ISSN:  1098-4275     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatrics     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-03     Completed Date:  2007-01-30     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376422     Medline TA:  Pediatrics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e156-63     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Rose Building, Room 318, Boston, MA 02215, USA. jzupanci@bidmc.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Apgar Score
Birth Weight*
Congenital Abnormalities / mortality
Humans
Infant Mortality*
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Severity of Illness Index*
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Comment In:
Pediatrics. 2007 Jun;119(6):1246-7; author reply 1247   [PMID:  17545399 ]

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