Figure 2.
Calculation of the daily PELOD (Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction) score. Each organ dysfunction receives points for the variable associated with the highest points. For example, if the worst heart rate of the day was 200 beats/min (10 points) and the systolic blood pressure remained at 30 mm Hg (20 points), then 20 points is assigned. When a variable is measured more than once in the 24 hours, the most severe value is used in calculating the score. The maximum number of points for an organ is 20, and the maximum daily PELOD score is 71. Adapted, with permission, from Leteurtre et al9 (Copyright © 1999 SAGE Publications).