Table 1 Evaluation of alternative predictors of SOFA score subcategory variables and predictors of systemic inflammation
From: Derivation and validation of a screening tool for stroke-associated sepsis
SOFA score subcategory | Predictor | Odds Ratio [95% confidence interval] | Carried on to the next step |
|---|---|---|---|
Central nervous system | NIHSS at admission | 1.040 [0.992, 1.092] | No |
NIHSS at 24 h | 1.133 [1.075, 1.194] | Yes | |
NIHSS subcategory “level of consciousness” | 1.831 [1.325, 2.530] | Yes | |
Glasgow coma scale | 1.714 [1.313, 2.239] | Yes | |
Initial ASPECTS | 1.021 [0.807, 1.291] | No | |
Respiration | Respiratory rate | 1.052 [1.004, 1.102] | Yes |
Peripheral oxygen saturation | 0.926 [0.872, 0.983] | Yes | |
Oxygen flow rate | 1.091 [0.984, 1.210] | No | |
Cardiovascular | Mean arterial pressure | 0.984 [0.967, 1.001] | Yes |
Systolic blood pressure | 1.008 [0.990, 1.027] | No | |
Heart rate | 1.008 [0.994, 1.022] | No | |
Lactate | 1.125 [0.708, 1.789] | No | |
Coagulation | Thrombocyte count | 0.992 [0.988, 0.997] | Yes |
Liver | Bilirubin | 1.067 [0.376, 3.028] | No |
Renal | Creatinine | 1.033 [0.758, 1.407] | Yes |
Urea | 1.011 [0.994, 1.028] | No | |
Urine output in 24 h | 1.000 [0.999, 1.001] | No | |
Systemic inflammation | Temperature | 1.313 [0.808, 2.132] | No |
Leukocyte count | 1.028 [0.962, 1.099] | No | |
c-reactive protein | 1.004 [0.998, 1.010] | No | |
procalcitonin | 0.940 [0.799, 1.107] | No |