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Published in: Critical Care 1/2001

01-03-2001 | Meeting abstract

Value of SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score and total maximum SOFA score in 812 patients with acute cardiovascular disorders

Authors: U Janssens, R Dujardin, J Graf, W Lepper, J Ortlepp, M Merx, M Zarse, T Reffelmann, P Hanrath

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2001

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The SOFA score is composed of scores from six organ systems (respiratory [R], cardiovascular [C], hepatic [H], coagulation [Co], renal [Re], and neurological [N]) graded from 0 to 4 according to the degree of dysfunction/failure. The aggregate score (total maximum SOFA score [TMS]) is calculated summing the worst scores for each of the organ systems (TMSOrg) during the ICU stay. We investigated the outcome discrimination of the TMS and the association with ICU length of stay (ICU-LOS) in patients (pts) with acute cardiovascular disorders. …
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Title
Value of SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score and total maximum SOFA score in 812 patients with acute cardiovascular disorders
Authors
U Janssens
R Dujardin
J Graf
W Lepper
J Ortlepp
M Merx
M Zarse
T Reffelmann
P Hanrath
Publication date
01-03-2001
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2001
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc1292

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