First Author (Year)	de Groot B (2017) [23]
Title	The most commonly used disease severity scores are inappropriate for risk stratification of older emergency department sepsis patients: An observational multi-centre study.
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine
Reviewer	RL, CG, MB
Study sponsor	Nil
Study type	Prospectively Collected Data Retrospective Cohort (April 2011–February 2016)
Location	Holland
Participants Number Male/Female Median age Patient group	2280 57.7% male (mean 61.1 years old (SD17.0)) ED patients with suspected infection and Manchester triage category of yellow, orange, or red with IV ABx
qSOFA criteria	Respiratory rate ≥22 bpm, systolic blood pressure ≤100 mmHg, and Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <15
Primary outcome Other outcomes	In-hospital mortality ICU or MCU admission, an unanticipated transfer to an ICU or MCU within 48 h after being admitted to a ward [20], and the composite outcome of in-hospital mortality, ICU or MCU admission, or unanticipated transfer to an ICU or MCU within 48 h.
Results	AUC (in-hospital mortality?) 0.68 for qSOFA ≥2
Note	17 years old or olderSuspected infection not defined