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The qSOFA (Sequential [Sepsis-related] Organ Failure Assessment) score (also known as quickSOFA) is a bedside prompt that may identify patients with suspected infection who are at greater risk for a poor outcome outside the intensive care unit (ICU)

uses three criteria, assigning one point for low blood pressure (SBP<=100 mmHg), high respiratory rate (>=22 breaths per min), or altered mentation (Glasgow coma scale<15)



presence of 2 or more qSOFA points near the onset of infection was associated with a greater risk of death or prolonged intensive care unit stay

Singer M et al. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3).JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):801-10

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