Modified liverpool quick sequential organ failure assessment for prediction mortality amongst hospitalised patients

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between Low-Quantitative Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (LqSOFA) score and outcomes in pediatric patients with suspected infection. Methods: included 100 who presented emergency department (ED) LqSOFA calculated for each patient based on first set vital signs laboratory values obtained ED. primary interest were intensive care unit (PICU) admission, confirmed sepsis, mortality. Results: found that an >2 predicted PICU admission approximately 88% sensitivity 56% specificity, sepsis 47% specificity. Furthermore, mortality 94% 48% duration hospital stay also increased increasing score. Conclusions: may be a useful tool identifying high-risk infection benefit from early intervention. Future studies are needed validate these findings determine optimal threshold population.