First Author (Year) | Amland RC (2017) [15] |
Title | Quick Sequential [Sepsis-Related] Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) and St. John Sepsis Surveillance Agent to Detect Patients at Risk of Sepsis: An Observational Cohort Study. |
Journal | American Journal of Medical Quality |
Reviewer | RL, MB, LL |
Study sponsor | Nil |
Study type | Multi-centered retrospective cohort (January–March 2016) |
Location | United States |
Participants
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5992 48% male 65 (51–76) Hospitalized adults with suspected infection, defined in Sepsis-3 |
qSOFA criteria | Respiratory rate ≥22 bpm, systolic blood pressure ≤100 mmHg, and Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <15 |
Primary outcome Other outcomes |
In-hospital mortality Composite of death or ICU admission |
Results | In-hospital mortality AUC 0.69 (95% CI 0.66 to 0.73) |
Note |