SOFA and qSOFA at admission to the emergency department: Diagnostic sensitivity and relation with prognosis in patients with suspected infection

Autor: Rodrigo de Freitas Garbero, Analice Alves Simões, Gabriela Alves Martins, Ludmilla Vale da Cruz, Vinícius Gabriel Monteiro von Zuben
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 106-110 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2452-2473
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjem.2019.05.002
Popis: Objective: To evaluate the adequacy of SOFA and qSOFA for predicting unfavorable outcomes, and of qSOFA as a screening tool for sepsis in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) of a Brazilian public hospital. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study conducted on a cohort of patients admitted to a Brazilian public hospital between August 2016 and November 2017 due to suspected infection. Exclusion criteria were: age
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