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Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment: Illness Severity Indicator, Clinical Decision Support Tool, or Both?

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Although the devastating consequences of sepsis are well-known (1), the diagnosis of this clinical syndrome has proven to be highly challenging (2). Until recently, sepsis was defined by two or… Click to show full abstract

Although the devastating consequences of sepsis are well-known (1), the diagnosis of this clinical syndrome has proven to be highly challenging (2). Until recently, sepsis was defined by two or more systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria in the presence of infection (3). However, af

Keywords: organ failure; sequential organ; quick sequential; assessment illness; illness severity; failure assessment

Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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