Complementary Role of Hypothermia Identification to the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score in Predicting Patients With Sepsis at High Risk of Mortality: A Retrospective Analysis From a Multicenter, Observational Study.
Shigeki KushimotoSatoshi GandoHiroshi OguraYutaka UmemuraDaizoh SaitohToshihiko MayumiSeitaro FujishimaToshikazu AbeAtsushi ShiraishiHiroto IkedaJoji KotaniYasuo MikiShin-Ichiro ShiraishiKoichiro SuzukiYasushi SuzukiNaoshi TakeyamaKiyotsugu TakumaRyosuke TsurutaYoshihiro YamaguchiNorio YamashitaNaoki AikawaPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2018)
A qSOFA score ≥2 may identify >90% of 28-day deaths among patients with severe sepsis; hypothermia may complement the predictive ability of qSOFA.