The Integration of qSOFA with Clinical Variables and Serum Biomarkers Improves the Prognostic Value of qSOFA Alone in Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis at ED Admission

The Integration of qSOFA with Clinical Variables and Serum Biomarkers Improves the Prognostic Value of qSOFA Alone in Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis at ED Admission

Background: The prognostic value of quick sepsis-related organ failure assessment (qSOFA) outside intensive care units has been criticized. Therefore, we aimed to improve its ability in predicting 30-day all-cause mortality, and in ruling out the cases at high risk of death among patients with suspe...

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Main Authors: Filippo Mearelli, Giulia Barbati, Chiara Casarsa, Carlo Giansante, Andrea Breglia, Andrea Spica, Cristina Moras, Gaia Olivieri, Alessandro Agostino Occhipinti, Margherita De Nardo, Francesca Spagnol, Nicola Fiotti, Filippo Giorgio Di Girolamo, Maurizio Ruscio, Luigi Mario Castello, Efrem Colonetti, Rossella Marino, Claudio Ronco, Michela Zanetti, Enrico Lupia, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Salvatore Di Somma, Gian Carlo Avanzi, Gianni Biolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
sepsis
biomarkers
C-reactive protein
lactate
procalcitonin
mid-regional proadrenomedullin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/4/1205

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