Association of the quick sequential (sepsis-related) organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score with excess hospital mortality in adults with suspected infection in low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Kristina E. Rudd, Christopher W. Seymour, Adam R. Aluisio, Marc E. Augustin, Danstan S. Bagenda, Abi Beane, Jean Claude Byiringiro, Chung Chou H. Chang, L. Nathalie Colas, Nicholas P.J. Day, A. Pubudu De Silva, Arjen M. Dondorp, Martin W. Dünser, M. Abul Faiz, Donald S. Grant, Rashan Haniffa, Nguyen Van Hao, Jason N. Kennedy, Adam C. Levine, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Sanjib Mohanty, François Nosten, Alfred Papali, Andrew J. Patterson, John S. Schieffelin, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Duong Bich Thuy, C. Louise Thwaites, Olivier Urayeneza, Nicholas J. White, T. Eoin West, Derek C. Angus
• Other Authors: University of Sierra Leone
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46593
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. IMPORTANCE The quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score has not been well-evaluated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). OBJECTIVE To assess the association of qSOFA with excess hospital death among pat...