Table 1.

The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score.

Respiratory system	Nervous system	Cardiovascular system	Liver	Coagulation	Kidneys	SOFA score
PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)	Glasgow Coma Scale	Mean arterial pressure (MAP) OR administration of vasopressors required	Bilirubin (mg/dl) [μmol/L]	Platelets × 103/m	Creatinine (mg/dl) [μmol/L]; urine output
>400	15	MAP > 70 mmHg	<1.2 [<20]	>150	<1.2 [<110]	0
<400	13–14	MAP < 70 mm/Hg	1.2–1.9 [20–32]	<150	1.2–1.9 [110–170]	1
<300	10–12	Dopamine ⩽5 μg/kg/min or dobutamine (any dose)	2.0–5.9 [33–101]	<100	2.0–3.4 [171–299]	2
<200 with respiratory support	6–9	Dopamine >5 μg/kg/min OR epinephrine ⩽0.1 μg/kg/min OR norepinephrine ⩽0.1 μg/kg/min	6.0–11.9 [102–204]	<50	3.5–4.9 [300–440] (or urine output <500 mL/day)	3
<100 with respiratory support	<6	Dopamine >15 μh/kg/min OR epinephrine >0.1 μg/kg/min OR norepinephrine >0.1 μg/kg/min	>12.0 [>204]	<20	>5.0 [>440]; urine output <200 mL/day	4

MAP, mean arterial pressure; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.