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Epidemiology of quick sequential organ failure assessment criteria in undifferentiated patients and association with suspected infection and sepsis.
In this study, researchers examined the epidemiology and prognostic value of Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) in undifferentiated patients. They found that only one in three patients who were qSOFA-positive on admission had suspected infection, and one in six had sepsis. They further found that qSOFA had low sensitivity for identifying suspected infection and sepsis, and its prognostic significance was not specific to infection. They recommended a need for more sensitive and specific tools for sepsis screening and risk stratification.
AHRQ-funded; HS025008.
Citation: Anand V, Zhang Z, Kadri SS .
Epidemiology of quick sequential organ failure assessment criteria in undifferentiated patients and association with suspected infection and sepsis.
Chest 2019 Aug;156(2):289-97. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.03.032..
Keywords: Sepsis, Diagnostic Safety and Quality