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The Phoenix Criteria and Other Severity Scores in Identifying Pediatric Sepsis

  • By

  • Shuhua He

  • Jack Zhenhe Zhang

  • Lawrence Chi-ngong Chan

  • Anna Lin

  • Kin Yip Yeung

  • Manson Chon In Kuok

  • James Wesley Ching Hei Cheng

  • Dennis Chi Yu Au

  • Chin Ying Chow

  • Tak Wai Wong

  • Wai Kin Wong

  • Eric Chan

  • Hong Ming Young

  • Eugene Mary Wong

  • Kwok Ming Ho

  • Anna Lee

  • Chanu Rhee

  • Hugh Simon Lam

  • Lowell Ling

  • June 2, 2026

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    The Phoenix Sepsis Score defines pediatric sepsis as a score of 2 or greater in children with suspected infection.

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    The study aimed to validate the Phoenix criteria's mortality prediction performance using a population-based EHR system in Hong Kong.

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    Neonates and patients admitted to a quaternary referral center were excluded to focus on the general pediatric population.

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    Sepsis was primarily defined using the Phoenix-8 criteria, with children scoring 2 or higher classified as having sepsis.

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    The study assessed the availability of data for calculating severity scores, which may impact the feasibility of the Phoenix criteria.

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The Phoenix Criteria and Other Severity Scores in Identifying Pediatric Sepsis

  • by Shuhua He, Jack Zhenhe Zhang, Lawrence Chi-ngong Chan, Anna Lin, Kin Yip Yeung, Manson Chon In Kuok, James Wesley Ching Hei Cheng, Dennis Chi Yu Au, Chin Ying Chow, Tak Wai Wong, Wai Kin Wong, Eric Chan, Hong Ming Young, Eugene Mary Wong, Kwok Ming Ho, Anna Lee, Chanu Rhee, Hugh Simon Lam, Lowell Ling

  • June 2, 2026

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