6 Prognostic Value of qSOFA, SIRS and News in the Emergency Department for Predicting 7-Day Mortality: A Prospective Study

Sepsis is the primary cause of death from infection worldwide. In 2016, Sepsis-3, a new clinical concept termed "quick Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment" (qSOFA) was introduced to identify high-risk patients with suspected infection (outside of critical care settings). The present study aimed to validate qSOFA for use in a university hospital emergency department in Hong Kong. Furthermore, we compared the prognostic value of qSOFA and the previous Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) criteria, along with a widely used early warning score, the National Early Warning Score (NEWS).

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