First Author (Year)	Du X (2017) [25]
Title	Both qSOFA score and bedside plasma lactate are the predictors of mortality for patients with infections in ED.
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Reviewer	RL, CG, MB
Study sponsor	Research Fund of the Ministration of Health of China (201302003) and the Ministration of Health of Chengdu City (CDWSYJ-2016-01).
Study type	Retrospective case-controlled study (August 2015–July 2016)
Location	China
Participants Number Male/Female Median age Patient group	565 65.66% male (Mean 56.44 ± 18.1) All ED patients with infections
qSOFA criteria	Respiratory rate ≥22 bpm, systolic blood pressure ≤100 mmHg, and Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <15
Primary outcome Other outcomes	28-day mortality or/and ICU admission
Results	The odds ratio of qSOFA and plasma lactate were 1.652 and 1.444(p value <0.05)
Note	Correspondence. Short report. Not enough details for study to be analyzed critically