Correlation of Quick SOFA Score and Procalcitonin with Mortality in the Emergency Department

Abstract

Introduction: Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the dysregulated host response to infection with high mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment can decrease mortality.
 Methods: We studied 2031 patients presenting to an emergency department with fever or suspected infection to find the correlation between q SOFA SCORE and procalcitonin levels with mortality.
 Results: It is seen that mortality is directly proportionate to qSofa score and we also found that the value of procalcitonin is directly proportionate to qSofa score.
 Conclusion: Combination of qSofa score with procalcitonin is a sensitive marker of death in sepsis. qSofa score of 2 or more is associated with increased mortality but its, not death sentence if all such patients treated aggressively & timely then the majority of them would survive.

Gambaran Prokalsitonin, Skor SOFA, dan Rasionalitas Pemberian Antibiotik pada Pasien Luka Bakar Berat di RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung Periode Februari–Agustus 2021

“…Jika kadar https://doi.org/10.15851/jap.v9n3.2579 prokalsitonin dan skor SOFA terus meningkat menunjukkan bahwa terapi tidak berhasil dan/atau masih ada fokus bakteri yang masih perlu dibersihkan. 9,10,16 Pada hari ketiga penelitian ini 28 dari 38 subjek diketahui memiliki kadar PCT <2 ng/ mL dan skor SOFA <2 yang jika dikombinasi mengindikasikan infeksi yang sangat kecil atau bahkan tidak ada sama sekali sehingga pemberian antibiotik harus dihentikan. Pada penelitian ini antibiotik masih tetap diberikan pada subjek dengan kadar PCT <2 ng/mL dan skor SOFA <2.…”