Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2783-2031 34 2 2012 08 09 Correlation between Hyperglycemia and PRISM-III (Pediatric Risk of Mortality) Score in Children Admitted to Intensive Care Unit 66 70 EN Siamak Shiva Amirhossein Jafari Rouhi Hamid Mirzazadeh Journal Article 2012 08 11 Background and Objectives: Recent studies have shown that there is a correlation between hyperglycemia and mortality in critically ill children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between hyperglycemia, mortality and PRISM score in a group of severely ill children. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all children admitted to PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) of Tabriz Children Hospital between 2009-2010 were recruited. Blood glucose ≥150 mg/dL in two samples was considered as hyperglycemia and PRISM-III score was used for evaluation of the illness severity. Results: In a two years period, 213 boys (58.8%) and 149 girls (41.2%) with the total mean age of 28.3 months (1.5 month to 13 years) were studied. Mortality rate (P=0.001) and need for mechanical ventilation (P=0.02) were higher in the hyperglycemic patients. Sensitivity of PRISM score for prediction of the mortality was 81% with cut-off point of 9.5. Conclusion: Increase in blood glucose in critically ill children has an important role in increasing the mortality rate. PRISM score is a sensitive tool for risk prediction and has powerful correlation with hyperglycemia and mortality rate in critically ill children.