The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score: has the time come for an update?
Study context
- Population
- Critically ill patients (organ dysfunction assessment with the SOFA score)
Methodological detailsnarrative opinion article
- Narrative opinion article
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- SOFA score developed >25 years ago; changes in clinical practice (new interventions, greater focus on non-invasive monitoring) mean it is time to update it
- Proposes possible new variables that could be included in a SOFA 2.0, as a first step toward a new, properly validated score
Original publication
The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score: has the time come for an update? Crit Care. Published 13 January 2023. doi:10.
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