| A. |
Respiratory failure/dysfunction: need for intubation and ventilation including nasal CPAP. |
| B. |
Cardiac failure/dysfunction: need for adrenalin, other inotropic support or volume expansion. |
| C. |
CNS failure/dysfunction: any convulsions or need for therapeutic anticonvulsants. |
| D. |
Hypovolaemia: need for blood transfusion or volume expansion. |
| E. |
Haematologic failure/dysfunction: need for phototherapy or exchange blood transfusion, need for neupogen to increase white cells. |
| F. |
Endocrine failure/dysfunction: need to treat hypoglycaemia (additional glucose). |
| G. |
Renal failure/dysfunction: haematuria and/or oliguria, anuria. |
| H. |
Immunologic failure/dysfunction (congenital infection): CRP greater than or equal to 10 or a rising CRP. |
| I. |
Musculo-skeletal morbidity: any fracture. |
| J. |
GIT/Hepatic failure/dysfunction: jaundice, nil per os for more than 24 hours. |
