Contrasting qSOFA and SIRS Criteria for Early Sepsis Identification in a Veteran Population

Lisa A Dykes; Shannon J Heintz; Brett H Heintz; Daniel J Livorsi; Jason A Egge; Brian C Lund

Contrasting qSOFA and SIRS Criteria for Early Sepsis Identification in a Veteran Population

Fed Pract. 2019 Mar;36(Suppl 2):S21-S24.

Authors

Lisa A Dykes¹, Shannon J Heintz¹, Brett H Heintz¹, Daniel J Livorsi¹, Jason A Egge¹, Brian C Lund¹

Affiliation

¹ is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Columbia VA Health Care System in South Carolina. and are Clinical Pharmacy Specialists; and are Clinical Pharmacists; and is an Infectious Diseases Physician; all at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Iowa. Shannon Heintz is an Adjunct Associate Professor; Brett Heintz and Jason Egge are Adjunct Associate Professors; all at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in Iowa City. Daniel Livorsi is an assistant professor at the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City. Brian Lund is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Iowa College of Public Health in Iowa City.

PMID: 30983857
PMCID: PMC6453603

Abstract

The quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment lacks sensitivity to be an effective replacement for the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome criteria for sepsis screening.