This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
SIPA – Shock Index Pediatric Age-Adjusted
Heart rate ÷ systolic blood pressure with age-dependent cutoffs 1.22 / 1.0 / 0.9 (Acker 2015)
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
SIPA – Shock Index Pediatric Age-Adjusted: What does this calculator compute?
Age-adjusted pediatric shock index (SIPA, Acker 2015): heart rate ÷ systolic blood pressure, elevated above > 1.22 (4–6 years), > 1.0 (7–12 years), and > 0.9 (13–16 years) – for identifying severely injured children after blunt trauma.
SIPA – Shock Index Pediatric Age-Adjusted: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Acker SN, Ross JT, Partrick DA, Tong S, Bensard DD: Pediatric specific shock index accurately identifies severely injured children (J Pediatr Surg 50:331–334) (2015); Linnaus ME, Notrica DM, Langlais CS, et al.: Prospective validation of the shock index pediatric-adjusted (SIPA) in blunt liver and spleen trauma: an ATOMAC+ study (J Pediatr Surg 52:340–344) (2017)