The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score: has the time come for an update?

ABSTRACT: The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was developed more than 25 years ago to provide a simple method of assessing and monitoring organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. Changes in clinical practice over the last few decades, with new interventions and a greater focus on non-invasive monitoring systems, mean it is time to update the SOFA score. As a first step in this process, we propose some possible new variables that could be included in a SOFA 2.0. By so doing, we hope to stimulate debate and discussion to move toward a new, properly validated score that will be fit for modern practice.

SUBMITTER: Moreno R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837980 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature