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Critical Care
Published in: Critical Care 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Letter

qSOFA should replace SIRS as the screening tool for sepsis

Authors: Stefano Franchini, Andrea Duca

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2016

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Vincent JL, Martin GS and Levy MM recently wrote an article in Critical Care entitled “qSOFA does not replace SIRS in the definition of sepsis” [1]. In this paper they specified that “the qSOFA is meant to be used to raise suspicion of sepsis and prompt further action but it is not a replacement for SIRS and is not part of the definition of sepsis”. …
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Metadata
Title
qSOFA should replace SIRS as the screening tool for sepsis
Authors
Stefano Franchini
Andrea Duca
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1562-4

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