Open AccessThe Use of qSOFA, SOFA, and Ramathibodi Early Warning Score (REWS) to Predict Severe Complications in Hematologic Malignancy Patients
Author(s) -
Pungkava Sricharoen,
Chaithawat Chueluecha,
Chaiyaporn Yuksen,
Chetsadakon Jenpanitpong
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s345308
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , sepsis , sofa score , hematologic malignancy , cohort , retrospective cohort study , complication , cohort study , surgery
Sepsis causes high mortality in vulnerable groups such as hematologic malignancy (HM) patients. There are various early warning scores of sepsis, eg, qSOFA, SOFA, and Ramathibodi Early Warning Score (REWS). This study aimed to compare REWS, qSOFA, and SOFA in predicting severe complications in hematologic malignancy patients visiting ED.