Comparison of qSOFA and SOFA score for predicting mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock patients in the emergency department of a low middle income country

Comparison of qSOFA and SOFA score for predicting mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock patients in the emergency department of a low middle income country

Objective: We aimed to determine a comparison between the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score and existing Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score when applied to severe sepsis & septic shock patients in the Emergency Department (ED) for prediction of in-hospital mor...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Akbar Baig, Sadaf Sheikh, Erfaan Hussain, Samina Bakhtawar, Muhammad Subhan Khan, Syed Mujtaba, Shahan Waheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-12-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247318301341

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