The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score: has the time come for an update?
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2023-01-13
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Moreno, Rui
Rhodes, Andrew
Piquilloud, Lise
Hernandez, Glenn
Takala, Jukka
Gershengorn, Hayley B
Tavares, Miguel
Coopersmith, Craig M
Myatra, Sheila N
Singer, Mervyn
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Abstract
The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was developed more than 25 years ago to provide a simple method of assessing and monitoring organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. Changes in clinical practice over the last few decades, with new interventions and a greater focus on non-invasive monitoring systems, mean it is time to update the SOFA score. As a first step in this process, we propose some possible new variables that could be included in a SOFA 2.0. By so doing, we hope to stimulate debate and discussion to move toward a new, properly validated score that will be fit for modern practice.
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Journal Article, Review
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Moreno, R, Rhodes, A, Piquilloud, L, Hernandez, G, Takala, J, Gershengorn, H B, Tavares, M, Coopersmith, C M, Myatra, S N, Singer, M, Rezende, E, Prescott, H C, Soares, M, Timsit, J-F, de Lange, D W, Jung, C, De Waele, J J, Martin, G S, Summers, C, Azoulay, E, Fujii, T, McLean, A S & Vincent, J-L 2023, 'The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score : has the time come for an update?', Critical care (London, England), vol. 27, no. 1, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04290-9