Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units
Critical Care Medicine · 1998 · 3.4K citations · 27 references
The SOFA score is a simple, but effective method to describe organ dysfunction/failure in critically ill patients. Regular, repeated scoring enables patient condition and disease development to be monitored and better understood. The SOFA score may enable comparison between patients that would benefit clinical trials.
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