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. 2021 Jan 20;6(1):e003451. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003451

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Prognostic factors identified as having rule-in (PLR ≥5.0) or rule-out (NLR ≤0.2) value for severe disease in at least one study—cardiovascular, respiratory or neurological signs. in the study by Costa et al. ‘sepsis’ was defined according to the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), requiring measurement of heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and leucocyte count. In the study by Kwizera et al, ‘sepsis’ was defined according to the qSOFA Score in children aged ≥15 years, and using a combination of temperature, mental status, respiratory distress, prostration and seizures in children aged <15 years. AVPU, alert, voice, pain or unresponsive; BCS, Blantyre Coma Score; bpm, beats per minute; CRT, capillary refill time; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; HR, heart rate; LLTG, lower limb temperature gradient; NLR, negative likelihood ratio; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit; PLR, positive likelihood ratio; qSOFA, quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.