This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
PCPC and POPC: cerebral performance and overall condition after intensive care
Pediatric Cerebral / Overall Performance Category (Fiser 1992): level 1–6 before the illness and at discharge, change (delta)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
PCPC and POPC: cerebral performance and overall condition after intensive care: What does this calculator compute?
Classifies children after intensive care using the scales of Fiser (1992): PCPC (Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category) for cerebral function and POPC (Pediatric Overall Performance Category) for overall condition, each from 1 (normal) to 6 (brain death or death). The calculator shows the change (delta) from the baseline level before the illness to discharge. With reservations: own German translation based on reproductions, original not read; no threshold for a relevant deterioration.
PCPC and POPC: cerebral performance and overall condition after intensive care: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Fiser DH: Assessing the outcome of pediatric intensive care (J Pediatr 121:68–74) (1992); Reeder RW, Girling A, Wolfe H et al. (Trials 2018;19, PMC5883604): Improving outcomes after pediatric cardiac arrest – the ICU-Resuscitation Project: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Table 1 (PCPC) (2018); Kim HJ (PMC7254176): How can neurological outcomes be predicted in comatose pediatric patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Table 1 “Outcome assessment scale” (Clin Exp Pediatr 2020;63) (2020)