- Lactate-to-albumin ratio strongly predicted mortality (area under the curve 0.854), comparable to PRISM III.
- Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale was the top predictor (area under the curve 0.881).
- Higher inflammatory indices (systemic inflammation response index, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, pan-immune-inflammation value, systemic immune-inflammation index) were linked to mortality.
- Elevated lactate and procalcitonin, and low albumin, were associated with death.
- Small, single-center cohort limits generalizability.
Source: Medicine
