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. 2019 Jan 8;8(1):61. doi: 10.3390/jcm8010061
First Author (Year) Burnham JP (2018) [20]
Title qSOFA score: Predictive validity in Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections.
Journal Journal of Critical Care
Reviewer RL, CG, MB
Study sponsor Nil
Study type Retrospective cohort (June 2009–Decemeber 2013)
Location USA
Participants
  • Number

  • Male/Female

  • Median age

  • Patient group


510
52% male
61.1 (51.6–69.8)
all patients age ≥ 18 with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock, and a positive blood culture for an organism in the Enterobacteriaceae family
qSOFA criteria Altered mental status—Reported by family, RR 32(?)
Primary outcome
Other outcomes
All-cause 30-day mortality
Nil
Results 30-day mortality AUC 0.716 for qSOFA ≥2
Note Sepsis as defined by systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria
Second analysis