Prognostic Prediction Value of qSOFA, SOFA, and Admission Lactate in Septic Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Department

Background. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of sepsis and common presentation to emergency department (ED) with a high mortality rate. The prognostic prediction value of sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and quick SOFA (qSOFA) scores in CAP in ED has not been validated...

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Main Authors: Haijiang Zhou, Tianfei Lan, Shubin Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7979353