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'''PIM2''' is a scoring system for rating the severity of medical illness for children, one of several [[ICU scoring systems]]. Its name stands for "Paediatric Index of Mortality". It has been designed to provide a predicted mortality for a patient by following a well-defined procedure. Predicted mortalities are good when dealing with several patients, because the average predicted mortality for a group of patients is an indicator for the [[morbidity]] of these patients.

Just like [[APACHE II]] and [[SAPS II]], it does not provide a real-life predicted mortality. The standard is too old, variations in mortality are huge between countries and departments, and the definition of mortality is varying, too. However, PIM2 provides a good way to benchmark different sets of patients.

==References==
*{{cite journal| vauthors=Slater A, Shann F, Pearson G, ((Paediatric Index of Mortality Study Group))| title=PIM2: a revised version of the Paediatric Index of Mortality. | journal=Intensive Care Med | year= 2003 | volume= 29 | issue= 2 | pages= 278–85 | pmid=12541154 | doi=10.1007/s00134-002-1601-2 | s2cid=23477200 }} <small>this is the first published description of the scoring system</small>
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[[Category:Diagnostic intensive care medicine]]
[[Category:Medical scales]]


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