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SUBMITTER: Nakayama I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of intensive care 20180403 1
<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies have suggested that quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) scores have limited utility in early prognostication in high-mortality populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between pre-ICU qSOFA scores and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to the ICU with suspected sepsis. This study also aimed to describe detailed clinical characteristics of qSOFA-negative (< 2) patients.<h4>Methods</h4>This single center, o ...[more]