Table 4.
Sequential organ failure assessment score (SOFA)
| Organ system involved |
Score |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Cardiovascular | No hypotension | MAP < 70 mmHg | Dopamine or dobutamine (any dose) | Dopamine > 5 μg/kg per min or adrenaline (epinephrine) < 0.1 μg/kg per min or noradrenaline (norepinephrine) < 0.1 μg/kg per min | Dopamine < 0.1 μg/kg per min or > 15 μg/kg per min or adrenaline > 0.1 μg/kg per min or noradrenaline > 0.1 μg/kg per min |
| Respiratory PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | > 400 | 400-300 | 300-200 | 200-1001 | ≤ 1001 |
| Renal creatinine (μmol/L) | < 100 | 100-200 | 200-350 | 350-500 | > 500 |
| Neurological glasgow coma score | 15 | 14-13 | 12-10 | 9-7 | ≤ 6 |
| Haematological platelet count (× 109/L) | > 150 | 150-100 | 100-50 | 20-50 | ≤ 20 |
| Hepatic bilirubin (μmol/L) | < 20 | 20-60 | 60-120 | 120-240 | > 240 |
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These values are calculated with ventilatory support. MAP: Mean arterial pressure; SOFA: Sequential organ failure assessment, and is calculated as the sum of the scores for the individual organs.