Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units

Vincent, Jean‐Louis; de Mendonça, Arnaldo; Cantraine, F.; P. Moreno, Rui; Takala, Jukka; M. Suter, Peter; L. Sprung, Charles; Colardyn, Francis; Blecher, Serge

doi:10.1097/00003246-199811000-00016

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Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Nov 1, 1998

Authors:

Jean‐Louis Vincent

Arnaldo de Mendonça

F. Cantraine

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score in assessing the incidence and severity of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. DESIGN: Prospective, multicenter study. SETTING: Forty intensive care units (ICUs) in 16 countries. PATIENTS: Patients admit...

Subject

Medicine

SOFA score

Organ dysfunction

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