Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (Quick): qSOFA Score

 

Input
 

Glasgow Coma Score		# index logit none number points score
Systolic BP		Pascal atm bar cmH2O cmHg ftH2O gm/sqcm inH2O inHg kPa mbar mmHg psi torr
Respiratory Rate		br/min breaths/min

 
Results
 

qSOFA Score		# index logit none number points score

 

   
 
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qSOFA Interpretation

 

2 to 3 points:	High risk
0 to 1 point:	Not high risk

 

 

Notes

• ^*A Glasgow coma scale score of 15 requires all the following: Spontaneous eye opening; accurate orientation to person, place, and time; and appropriate motor responses to commands. If this score is less than 15 gcsp is set to 1.
• For this calculation, rrp = 1 when the respiratory rate is ≥22 breaths/min, and 0 for slower rates. sysbpp is set to 1 when the systolic blood pressure is ≤100 mmHg, and 0 for higher blood pressures.

 
Equations used
 

qSOFAScore = gcsp + rrp + sysbpp

 

 

References

1. Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, et al. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):801-10. PubMed ID: 26903338
2. LeGuen M, Ballueer Y, McKay R, et al. Frequency and significance of qSOFA criteria during adult rapid response team reviews: A prospective cohort study. Resuscitation. 2018 Jan;122:13-18. PubMed ID: 29133019
3. Vincent JL, de Mendonca A, Cantraine F, et al. Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units: results of a multicenter, prospective study. Working group on "sepsis-related problems" of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Crit Care Med. 1998 Nov;26(11):1793-800. PubMed ID: 9824069

 

Associated Medical Subject Headings [MeSH]
 

80 and over, Adult, Advisory Committees, Aged, Biomarkers, Blood Pressure, Delphi Technique, Female, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Rapid Response Team, Humans, Incidence, Intensive Care Units, International Classification of Diseases, Lactates, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Organ Failure, Organ Dysfunction Scores, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care), Peer Review, Prospective Studies, Research, Respiratory Rate, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sepsis, Septic, Severity of Illness Index, Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Terminology as Topic, Time Factors, Vasoconstrictor Agents

 

Associated Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes [LOINC]
 

Parameter	LOINC's and Suggested Units
Glasgow Coma Score	9269-2 : score
Systolic BP	8480-6 : mmHg
Respiratory Rate	9303-9 : breaths/min      9279-1 : breaths/min      76170-0 : breaths/min      19840-8 : breaths/min
qSOFA Score	96791-9 : score

 
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