Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Boillat-Blanco, Noémie; Mbarack, Zainab; Samaka, Josephine; Mlaganile, Tarsis; Mamin, Aline; Genton, Blaise; Kaiser, Laurent; Calandra, Thierry; D'Acremont, Valérie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197982

Scientific article

English

Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ContributorsBoillat-Blanco, Noémie; Mbarack, Zainab; Samaka, Josephine; Mlaganile, Tarsis; Mamin, Aline; Genton, Blaise; Kaiser, Laurent; Calandra, Thierry; D'Acremont, Valérie

Published inPLOS ONE, vol. 13, no. 6, e0197982

Publication date2018

Abstract

Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a three-item clinical instrument for bedside identification of sepsis patients at risk of poor outcome. qSOFA could be a valuable triage tool in emergency departments of low-income countries, yet its performance in resource-limited settings remains unknown. The prognostic accuracy of qSOFA for 28-day all-cause mortality in febrile adults treated at the EDs in a low-income country was evaluated.

Keywords

Adult
Emergency Service
Hospital/statistics & numerical data
Female
Fever/diagnosis/mortality
Humans
Male
Organ Dysfunction Scores
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Tanzania
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Virologie clinique (668)

Citation (ISO format)

BOILLAT-BLANCO, Noémie et al. Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In: PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, n° 6, p. e0197982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197982