Comparison of CRIB-II with SNAPPE-II for predicting survival and morbidities before hospital discharge in neonates with gestation ≤ 32 weeks: a prospective multicentric observational study.

Abstract

In infants with gestational age of ≤ 32 weeks, both CRIB-II and SNAPPE-II are good scoring systems for predicting mortality. CRIB-II, being a simpler scoring system and having better predictive ability for major morbidities and combined adverse outcome, is preferable over SNAPPE-II. • SNAPPE-II and CRIB-II scores have good predictive ability on in-hospital mortality in preterm neonates. • SNAPPE-II and CRIB-II both have good predictive ability for mortality, but CRIB-II has better ability for short-term morbidities related to the prematurity.