Comparison of qSOFA and SIRS for predicting adverse outcomes of patients with suspicion of sepsis outside the intensive care unit

Comparison of qSOFA and SIRS for predicting adverse outcomes of patients with suspicion of sepsis outside the intensive care unit

Abstract Background The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Task Force recently introduced a new clinical score termed quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) for identification of patients at risk of sepsis outside the intensiv...

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Main Authors: Eli J. Finkelsztein, Daniel S. Jones, Kevin C. Ma, Maria A. Pabón, Tatiana Delgado, Kiichi Nakahira, John E. Arbo, David A. Berlin, Edward J. Schenck, Augustine M. K. Choi, Ilias I. Siempos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Infection
Critical care
Organ failure
Severe sepsis
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1658-5

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