Anaesthesia / ICU A
qSOFA (Quick SOFA) Score for Sepsis Screening
Rapid 3-variable bedside tool for identifying patients with suspected infection at risk of poor outcomes consistent with sepsis (Sepsis-3 criteria). Score of >= 2 warrants further assessment.
References
- Singer M, et al. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA. 2016;315(8):801-810.
- Seymour CW, et al. Assessment of Clinical Criteria for Sepsis: For the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA. 2016;315(8):762-774.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Ceftriaxone (Paediatric) · Third-Generation Cephalosporin — Meningitis / Sepsis / Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Gentamicin (Paediatric) · Aminoglycoside — Neonatal Sepsis / Gram-Negative Infections in Children
- Flucloxacillin (Burns — Wound Infection) · Antibiotic — Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillin
- Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Burns — Sepsis) · Antibiotic — Extended-Spectrum Penicillin + Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor
- Meropenem (Burns — Severe Sepsis/MDR) · Antibiotic — Carbapenem
- Colistin (Polymyxin E — XDR Burns Infection) · Antibiotic — Polymyxin (Last-Resort)
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.