A55 CRITICAL CARE: SIRS, QSOFA, SEPSIS - WHAT'S IN A NAME?: Comparison Of Sofa, Apache Ii And Newly Proposed Sapcis Scoring Systems For Predicting The Severity And Prognosis Of Intensive Care Unit Patients With Sepsis: A Prospective Observational Study

Several scoring systems have been developed for intensive care unit to risk stratify patients and predict mortality .The study aimed to evaluate the predictive ability of the SOFA and APACHE II scoring systems for prognostication and to formulate and evaluate a new scoring system based on the above...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Daga, M K, Mattoo, S, Khan, N A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Intensive care
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Observational studies
Sepsis
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Summary:Several scoring systems have been developed for intensive care unit to risk stratify patients and predict mortality .The study aimed to evaluate the predictive ability of the SOFA and APACHE II scoring systems for prognostication and to formulate and evaluate a new scoring system based on the above mentioned scores in patients with sepsis. Materials and methods: 114 patients with a clinical diagnosis of sepsis were enrolled in the prospective, observational study carried out over one year period in a teaching hospital in New Delhi, India.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970