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

Abstract

The SOFA score is a simple, but effective method to describe organ dysfunction/failure in critically ill patients. Regular, repeated scoring enables patient condition and disease development to be monitored and better understood. The SOFA score may enable comparison between patients that would benefit clinical trials.

Keywords

MedicineSOFA scoreOrgan dysfunctionIncidence (geometry)Intensive care unitIntensive careMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeRespiratory failureCohort studyProspective cohort studyInternal medicineIntensive care medicineSepsis

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European Society of Intensive Care Medicine BE

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 11
Pages: 1793-1800
Citations: 3378
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                                    Jean‐Louis Vincent, 
                                
                                    Arnaldo de Mendonça, 
                                
                                    F. Cantraine
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units. 
                            Critical Care Medicine
                            , 26
                            (11)
                            , 1793-1800.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199811000-00016
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199811000-00016