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Table 1 Data items used to calculate the clinical scores

From: A comparison of predictors for mortality and bacteraemia in patients suspected of infection

Variables

SF

Variables used to calculate scores

NEWS

SOFA

MEDS

qSOFA

SDR

SIRS

Vital signs

 Systolic BP or MAP

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

 Heart rate

x

x

    

x

 Temperature

x

x

   

x

x

 Chills

x

    

x

 

 Mental status

x

x

 

x

x

  

GCS

 Arterial O2 saturation (SaO2)

 

x

     

 Arterial O2 pressure (PaO2)

  

x

    

 Respiratory rate

 

x

  

x

 

x

 Respiratory distress

   

x

   

Laboratory

 WBC

     

x

x

 Platelets

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

 Creatinine

x

 

x

  

x

 

 Neutrophil fraction

x

      

 Immature neutrophils

   

x

 

x

 

 Bilirubin

  

x

    

 Albumin

x

      

 CRP

x

      

 Lactate

x

      

Other/comorbidities

 Age

x

  

x

 

x

 

 Nursing home residence

   

x

   

 Lower respiratory infection

   

x

   

 Septic shock

   

x

   

 Terminal illness

   

x

   

 Suspected endocarditis

     

x

 

 Indwelling vascular catheter

     

x

 

 Vomiting

     

x

 

Overall score availability (%)

99.8

33.9

23.5

69.1

50.8

61.8

58.5