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