Comparison Accuracy in mSIRS, NEWS and qSOFA Score to Triage Sepsis Patients in The Emergency Department at a Hospital in Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.2022859Keywords:
Emergency Department, NEWS score, SOFA score, Triage sepsisAbstract
Objective: We aimed to apply the modified systemic inflammatory response syndrome (mSIRS), the quick sequential organ failure assessment score (qSOFA), and National Early Warning Score (NEWS) to triage suspected sepsis patients. Therefore, knowing the predictive performance of each scoring system, using given cut-points for triaging patients with suspected sepsis, could help predict the progression of sepsis.
Material and Methods: This study is a single-center retrospective chart review. The study enrolled patients older than 18 years with suspected sepsis patient at the time they presented at the triage zone. The primary outcome was to determine which scoring system were the most accurate to triage sepsis patients. The secondary outcomes were predictions of mortality related to the scoring.
Results: Considering the outcome to be represented by a SOFA score of ≥2, the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curves for the entire range of mSIRS, qSOFA and NEWS were 0.494, 0.669 and 0.751, respectively. Using a cut point for qSOFA of ≥2 provided a low sensitivity of 36.2% and high specificity of 93.0%; whereas, using a cut point for NEWS of >4 provided a high sensitivity of 89.0% and low specificity of 33.0%.
Conclusion: In summary, qSOFA is the most accurate scoring system for diagnosis sepsis which was consistent with previous study. However, qSOFA had the lowest sensitivity, so is not appropriate in a triage situation. Therefore, we decided to use NEWS as the triage tool because of its better sensitivity and acceptable specificity as we need to triage almost all possible cases.
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