Variation in SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) Score Performance in Different Infectious States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In this study, we investigated whether the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score performance differs based on the type of infection among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with infection.

Materials and methods

Single-center, retrospective study of adult ICU patients admitted with infection between January 2008 and April 2018 at an urban tertiary care center. Patients were uniquely classified into different infection types based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and ICD-10 codes. Infection types included were pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, cellulitis, cholangitis/cholecystitis, intestinal and diarrheal disease, endocarditis, urinary tract infection (UTI), and peritonitis. The SOFA sco

SUBMITTER: Pawar RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature