Table 2.
Prognostic accuracy of the individual components of qSOFA for PICU transfer and/or mortality and prolonged hospital length of stay.
| Primary outcome: PICU transfer and/or mortality | Secondary outcome: Prolonged hospital LOS (≥7 days) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area under the curve (95% CI) | Area under the curve (95% CI) | |
| qSOFA Systolic blood pressure positivea | 0.56 (0.39–0.74) | 0.52 (0.44–0.60) |
| qSOFA Level of consciousness positiveb | 0.74 (0.58–0.90) | 0.54 (0.47–0.61) |
| qSOFA/SIRS Respiratory rate positivec | 0.54 (0.43–0.66) | 0.50 (0.44–0.55) |
| SIRS Temperature positived | 0.58 (0.45–0.70) | 0.47 (0.42–0.51) |
| SIRS Leukocyte count positivee | 0.49 (0.37–0.62) | 0.54 (0.48–0.59) |
| SIRS Heart rate positivef | 0.64 (0.51–0.76) | 0.48 (0.43–0.53) |
Data on qSOFA variable systolic blood pressure was available for 269/864 visits: 10/269 were systolic blood pressure positive [2/10 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 4/8 prolonged hospital length of stay (2 unknown)], 259/269 were systolic blood pressure negative [11/259 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 63/230 prolonged hospital length of stay (29 unknown)].
Data on qSOFA variable level of consciousness was available for 426/864 visits: 47/426 were level of consciousness positive [8/47 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 15/38 prolonged hospital length of stay (9 unknown)], 379/426 were level of consciousness negative [6/379 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 77/355 prolonged hospital length of stay (24 unknown)].
Data on qSOFA and SIRS variable respiratory rate was available for 676/864 visits: 522/676 were respiratory rate positive [18/522 PICU transfer/mortality, 104/487 prolonged hospital length of stay (35 unknown)], 154/676 were respiratory rate negative [3/154 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 31/140 prolonged hospital length of stay (14 unknown)].
Data on SIRS variable temperature was available for 855/864 visits: 302/855 were temperature positive [11/302 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 53/282 prolonged hospital length of stay (20 unknown)], 553/855 were temperature negative [11/553 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 124/517 prolonged hospital length of stay (36 unknown)].
Data on SIRS variable leukocyte count was available for 663/864 visits: 341/633 were leukocyte count positive [11/341 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 78/310 prolonged hospital length of stay (31 unknown)], 322/633 were leukocyte count negative [11/322 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 61/303 prolonged hospital length of stay (19 unknown)].
Data on SIRS variable heart rate was available for 783/864 visits: 222/783 were heart rate positive [12/222 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 38/108 prolonged hospital length of stay (14 unknown)], 561/783 were heart rate negative [10/561 PICU transfer and/or mortality, 116/520 prolonged hospital length of stay (41 unknown)].