Mortality and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score in Patients With Suspected Sepsis: The Impact of Acute and Preexisting Organ Failures and Infection Likelihood

Mortality and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score in Patients With Suspected Sepsis: The Impact of Acute and Preexisting Organ Failures and Infection Likelihood

IMPORTANCE:. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) was chosen in the definition of sepsis due to superior validity in predicting mortality. However, few studies have assessed the contributions of acute versus chronic organ failures to SOFA for mortality prediction. OBJECTIVES:. The main obj...

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Main Authors: Erik E. Christensen, MD, Christian H. Prebensen, MD, PhD, Anders B. Martinsen, MD, Elisabeth T. Stiff, MD, Rune Hoff, PhD, Dag Kvale, MD, PhD, Aleksander R. Holten, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-02-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000865

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