Total patient cohort (n=750) n (%) | In-hospital mortality, n (% per group) | Intravenous antibiotic treatment, n (% per group) | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
1. SIRS+, qSOFA−, not treated according to protocol | 319 (42.5) | 18 (5.6) | 179 (56.1) | 1 | Reference |
2. SIRS+, qSOFA−, treated according to protocol | 338 (45.1) | 16 (4.7) | 187 (55.3) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 0.502 |
3. SIRS+, qSOFA+, treated according to protocol | 80 (10.7) | 21 (26.3) | 67 (83.8) | 3.3 (1.7 to 6.2) | <0.001 |
4. SIRS−, qSOFA+, not treated according to protocol | 2 (0.3) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 18.8 (2.5 to 143.8) | 0.005 |
5. SIRS−, qSOFA+, treated according to protocol | 6 (0.7) | 3 (50) | 6 (100) | 5.0 (1.5 to 17.4) | 0.011 |
Missing, n (%) | 5 (0.7) |
Values are expressed in n (number) and percentages, which denote the proportion within a group of patients. Because of missing vital signs, qSOFA could not be calculated for five patients (figure 2). These patients were categorised as ‘missing’ and excluded from this analysis.
qSOFA, quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.