Predicting 30-day mortality in older patients with suspected infections by adding performance status to quick sequential organ failure assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a simple and easy tool for identifying patients with suspected infection, who are at a high risk of poor outcome. However, its predictive performance is still insufficient. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) score, a tool to evaluate physical function, has been recently reported to be useful in predicting the prognosis of patients with pneumonia. We aimed to evaluate the added value of ECOG-PS to qSOFA in predicting 30-day mortality in older patients admitted with suspected infections.

Methods

Between 2018 and 2019, we prospectively collected data from adults aged 65 years or older, admitted with suspected infection at two acute care hospitals. Predictive performance was compared

SUBMITTER: Kudo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature