CRIB

(Clinical Risk Index for Babies)

Birthweight (g)

Gestation (wk)

Congenital malformation
(excluding inevitably lethal malformation)

 

> 1350
851-1350
701-850
< or = 700

> 24
< or = 24

None
Not acutely life-threatening
Acutely life-threatening

Maximal Base Excess in first 12 h (mmol/L)

Minimum appropriate FIO2 in first 12 h
(TcPO2 or PaO2 = 6.7-10.7 kPa or SaO2 = 88-95%)

Maximum appropriate FIO2 in first 12 h
(TcPO2 or PaO2 = 6.7-10.7 kPa or SaO2 = 88-95%)

> - 7
- 7 to - 9.9
- 10 to -14.9
< or = - 15

< = 0.4
0.41 - 0.60
0.61 - 0.90
0.91 - 1.00

< = 0.4
0.41 - 0.80
0.81 - 0.90
0.91 - 1.00

Total CRIB points


Measure during the first 12 h. Infants of birthweight 1550 g or less or gestational age less than 31 weeks.

Ref : The International Neonatal Network. The CRIB (Clinical Risk Index for Babies) score: a tool for assessing initial neonatal risk and comparing performance of neonatal intensive care units. Lancet 1993;342 : 193-98

 

 

 

 

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