Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Modified for Recent Infection in Patients With Hematologic Malignant Tumors and Severe Sepsis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Baseline health status influences outcomes of severe sepsis.

Objective

To determine if recent infection is a marker of poor health in patients with hematologic malignant tumors and severe sepsis by modifying the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score to account for infection.

Methods

Medical records of the first 50 patients with hematologic malignant tumors and severe sepsis admitted from September 1, 2009 to September 1, 2014, were reviewed to derive a modified SOFA score. The predictive accuracy of the modified score was compared with that of the unmodified score and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score for the 196 subsequent patients.

Results

The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.

SUBMITTER: Greenberg JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5119527 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature