Qsofa

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 18.12.2020

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Quick SOFA

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

qSOFA is an acronym for Quick SOFA. SOFA is an acronym for Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. The score qSOFA was evaluated on 800,000 patient records in 177 hospitals and represents a simplified form of the SOFA score.

It is based on the following parameters:

  • respiratory rate ≥22/min
  • Altered consciousness (GCS < 15)
  • Systolic blood pressure ≤100 mmHg

Evaluation: The qSOFA-Score is positive if 2 of 3 criteria are fulfilled:

  • qSOFAscore = 2 points: 3 times higher mortality
  • qSOFA= 3 points: 14 times higher mortality

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Seymour C et al (2016) Quick SOFA (qSOFA) JAMA 315:762-774.
  2. Seymour CW et al. (2016) Assessment of Clinical Criteria for Sepsis: For the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA 315:762-774.
  3. Singer M et al (2016) The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA 315:801-810.

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Last updated on: 18.12.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer