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. 2018 Sep-Oct;44(5):405–423. doi: 10.1590/S1806-37562018000000130

Chart 3. Risk stratification based on a simplified version of the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America consensus guidelines criteria.

Major criteria
Septic shock Need for mechanical ventilation
Minor criteria
RR > 30 breaths/min Mental confusion
PaO2/FiO2 < 250 Urea ≥ 20 mg/dL
Multilobar infiltrates SBP < 90 mmHg

SBP: systolic blood pressure.