Table 2.

Comparison of S-SOFA and SOFA score parameters

Organ system	S-SOFA score cutoff indicating a score of 1	SOFA score cutoffs indicating a score of 1; 2; 3; 4, respectively
CNS	NIHSS ≥ 14	GCS 13–14; 10–12; 6–9; <6
Respiration	SpO2 <90%	PaO2/FIO2, mmHg < 400; <300; <200; <100
Cardiovascular	MAP < 70 mmHg	MAP < 70 mmHg; vasopressor dosage, µg/kg/min dopamine ≤ 5 or dobutamine (any dose); dopamine 5–15, epinephrine/norepinephrine ≤ 0.1; dopamine > 15, epinephrine/norepinephrine > 0.1
Coagulation	Thrombocyte count < 150 109/l	Thrombocyte count, 109/l < 150; <100; <50; <20
Liver	-	Bilirubin, mg/dl 1.2–1.9; 2.0-5.9; 6.0-11.9; >12.0
Renal	Creatinine ≥ 1.2 mg/dl	Creatinine, mg/dl 1.2–1.9; 2.0-3.4; 3.5–4.9 or urine output < 500 ml/d; >5.0 or urine output < 200 ml/d
Score range	0–5	0–24
Relevant increase	≥ 2 over baseline	≥ 2 over baseline

Abbreviations: CNS = central nervous system, MAP = mean arterial pressure, SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessement, S-SOFA = Stroke-SOFA