Application of "the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score" in predicting outcome in ICU patients with SIRS

• Published in: Kathmandu University medical journal Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 475 - 483
• Main Authors: Acharya, S P, Pradhan, B, Marhatta, M N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nepal 01.10.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Organ Failure - mortality; Nepal - epidemiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; ROC Curve; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - complications; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - mortality; Nepal

Various scoring systems have been developed to prioritize patient admission and management in ICU. The objective of this prospective, observational cohort study was to evaluate application of one such system, the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score in predicting outcome in ICU patients...