Abstract:
0bjective This study investigated the significance of pediatric critical illness score (PCIS), uric acid (UA) and homocysteine (Hcy) in the diagnosis of sepsis associated encephalopathy (SAE) in children. Methods A total of 267 children with sepsis treated in the pediatric intensive care unit of Xuzhou Children’s Hospital from February 2019 to February 2022 were retrospectively included. They were divided into SAE group (n = 90 cases) and non-SAE group (n = 177 cases). The general data and related indicators of the two groups were compared, and the risk factors of SAE were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the significance and optimal threshold of PCIS, UA and Hcy in the diagnosis of SAE in children. Results The AUC value of SAE diagnosed by PCIS combined with UA and Hcy was 0.981, the sensitivity was 96.67%, and the specificity was 89.27%. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions PCIS,UA and Hcy were valuable in the diagnosis of SAE in children.