The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2012
Daily-Mean-SOFA, a new derivative to increase accuracy of mortality prediction in cardiac surgical intensive care units.
Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score is widely used in many cardiac surgical intensive care units (ICUs). Its derivatives (mean and maximum values) are known to be more accurate than the original daily values of SOFA itself. However, they were designed for research purposes and could be calculated only after ICU discharge. We aimed to develop a reliable derivative that can be easily calculated daily (Daily-Mean-SOFA) for aiding daily-decision-making and resource allocation. ⋯ The Daily-Mean-SOFA is a reliable derivative for daily risk stratification in cardiac ICUs. Due to its accuracy and daily availability, it may be used for risk-directed therapy in cardiac ICUs.