Prognostic accuracy of SOFA, qSOFA and SIRS criteria in hematological cancer patients: a retrospective multicenter study.
Lucie ProbstEnrico SchalkTobias LiebregtsVanja ZeremskiAsterios TzalavrasMichael von Bergwelt-BaildonNina HesseJohanna PrinzJörg Janne VehreschildAlexander Shimabukuro-VornhagenDennis A EichenauerJorge Garcia BorregaMatthias KochanekBoris Böllnull nullPublished in: Journal of intensive care (2019)
An increase in SOFA score of ≥ 2 had better prognostic accuracy for both diagnosis of sepsis and in-hospital mortality in this setting, and especially on ICU, we observed limited validity of SIRS criteria and qSOFA in identifying hematological patients with sepsis and at high risk of death.