Infectious Disease Critical Care Emergency Medicine A
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) — Sepsis-3
Quick SOFA (qSOFA) for rapid sepsis identification outside ICU. Score ≥2 warrants full assessment.
Used in: Sepsis
Score interpretation
Low Suspicion for Sepsis 0–1
qSOFA 0–1: Lower risk of sepsis-related outcomes
→ Monitor closely; reassess if clinical condition changes
Suspected Sepsis — Act Urgently 2–3
qSOFA ≥2: 3–14× increased risk of in-hospital death
→ Full sepsis workup; blood cultures; lactate; IV access; fluid bolus; antibiotics within 1 hour; consider ICU
Interpretation bands for the Sepsis-3 qSOFA. Apply clinical judgement and local guidance.
References
- Singer M, et al. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA. 2016;315(8):801-810.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
Pathways
- Infective Endocarditis · ESC 2023 Infective Endocarditis Guidelines; NICE NG41
- Eczema Herpeticum · BAD; NICE CKS
- Suspected Bacterial Meningitis (Adult) · NICE NG240 (2024); NICE NG143 (paeds)
- Clostridioides difficile Colitis · NICE NG199 (2021); IDSA/SHEA 2021
- Returning Traveller — Fever · NaTHNaC; PHE; ESCMID 2018
- Malaria — Diagnosis & Management · PHE 2016; WHO 2023
Decision support only — verify against a current formulary, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.