Accuracy of the qSOFA Score and RED Sign in Predicting Critical Care Requirements in Patients with Suspected Infection in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Background and objectives: We aimed to compare the accuracy of positive quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) scores and the RED sign in predicting critical care requirements (CCRs) in patients with suspected infection who presented to the emergency department (ED). Materials and Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we examined adult patients with suspected infection in the ED from June 2018 to September 2018. A positive qSOFA (qSOFA+) was defined as the presence of ≥2 of the following criteria: altered mental status (AMS), systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 100 mmHg, and respiratory rate (RR) ≥ 22 breaths/min. A positive RED sign (RED sign+) was defined as the presence of at least one of the RED sign criteria: AMS, skin mottling, SBP < 90 mmHg, heart rate >130 beat

SUBMITTER: Park JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature