First Author (Year)	Haydar S (2017) [32]
Title	Comparison of QSOFA score and SIRS criteria as screening mechanisms for emergency department sepsis.
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Reviewer	RL, CG, KH
Study sponsor	Nil
Study type	Retrospective study (September 14–September 15)
Location	USA
Participants Number Male/Female Median age Patient group	199 55% male 71 years old (range 18–102) Adult septic Medicare and Medicaid patients treated with antibiotics in the ED for suspected infection, admitted to the hospital, and subsequently discharged with a Center for Medicare Services Diagnosis Related Grouping (DRG) for sepsis
qSOFA criteria	Altered mental status (AMS), respiratory rate (RR) >22/min, and systolic blood pressure (SBP) <100 mmHg
Primary outcome Other outcomes	Sensitivity of the qSOFA score in diagnosing sepsis Diagnostic timeliness of qSOFA in diagnosing sepsis when compared to the traditional SIRS criteria
Results	AUC 0.68 (0.58–0.78) for qSOFA
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