Development of a clinical prediction rule for sepsis in primary care: protocol for the TeSD-IT study

Table 2 SOFA score

System	Score
System	1	2	3	4
Respiration
PaO₂/FiO₂, mmHg	< 400	< 300	< 200 with respiratory support	< 100 with respiratory support
Coagulation
Platelets, × 10³/μl	< 150	< 100	< 50	< 20
Liver
Bilirubin, μmol/l	20–32	33–101	102–204	> 204
Cardiovascular
Hypotension	MAP < 70 mmHg	Dopamine ≤ 5 or dobutamine (any dose)^a	Dopamine 5.1–15, or epinephrine ≤ 0.1, or norepinephrine ≤ 0.1	Dopamine > 15, or epinephrine > 0.1, or norepinephrine > 0.1
Central nervous system
Glasgow Coma Score	13–14	10–12	6–9	< 6
Renal
Creatinine, μmol/l	110–170	171–299	300–440	> 440
Urine output, ml/day			< 500	< 200

Adapted from Vincent et al. [20]
PaO₂ partial pressure of arterial oxygen, FiO₂ fraction of inspired oxygen, MAP mean arterial pressure
^aAdrenergic agents administered for at least 1 h (doses given in μg/kg/min)

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