The impact of the Sepsis-3 definition on ICU admission of patients with infection.

Jenny KlimpelLorenz WeidhaseMichael BernhardAndré GriesSirak Petros

Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2019)

While a positive qSOFA score had a high specificity regarding ICU admission, the low sensitivity of the score among septic patients as well as among ICU admissions considerably limited its value in routine patient management. The SOFA score was the better predictor of ICU admission, while the predictive value of blood lactate was equivocal.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
emergency department
acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
clinical practice
patient reported