Correlation of Quick SOFA Score and Procalcitonin with Mortality in the Emergency Department
Mandip Singh Bhatia, Ritu Attri, Kumar Rajni Kant, Saurabh C. Sharda
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 64–69 · Published 8 May 2020
10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i630434Abstract
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.
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