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The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score: has the time come for an update?
Document Type
article
Source
Critical Care, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2023)
Subject
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
Language
English
ISSN
1364-8535
Abstract
Abstract The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was developed more than 25 years ago to provide a simple method of assessing and monitoring organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. Changes in clinical practice over the last few decades, with new interventions and a greater focus on non-invasive monitoring systems, mean it is time to update the SOFA score. As a first step in this process, we propose some possible new variables that could be included in a SOFA 2.0. By so doing, we hope to stimulate debate and discussion to move toward a new, properly validated score that will be fit for modern practice.