The prehospital quick SOFA score is associated with in-hospital mortality in noninfected patients: A retrospective, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the accuracy of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score in predicting mortality among prehospital patients with and without infection. This single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among patients who arrived via the emergency medical services (EMS). We calculated the qSOFA score and Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) from prehospital records. We identified patients as infected if they received intravenous antibiotics at the emergency department or within the first 24 hours. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to evaluate and compare the performance of the qSOFA score, each physiological parameter, and the MEWS in predicting admission and in-hospital mortality in patients with and without infection.

SUBMITTER: Kitahara O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6095537 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature