First Author (Year)	Brabrand M (2016) [19]
Title	Validation of the qSOFA score for identification of septic patients: A retrospective study
Journal	European Journal of Internal Medicine
Reviewer	RL, KH, LL, MB, CG
Study sponsor	No external funding
Study type	Retrospective cohort (Letter)
Location	Denmark
Participants Number Male/Female Median age (IQR) Patient group	4931 analyzed 49.2% male 65 (50–77) ED patients who are acutely admitted under medicine
qSOFA criteria	RR greater or equal to 22, sBP lesser or equal to 100, and altered mentation <14
Primary outcome Other outcomes	Hospital mortality and ICU admission Hospital mortality, and ICU admission individually
Results	Hospital mortality AUROC 0.627 (0.587–0.667)
Note	The author of this article is also one of the reviewers of this review article