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18 potentially relevant tools found for “Sepsis”.
Clinical journey: suspected sepsis
A structured sequence of assessments and tools that may be relevant. Follow local pathways and use clinical judgement.
Perfusion and haemodynamics
Review perfusion-related measures and response to treatment.
Organ-specific support
Use organ-specific tools where clinically relevant.
Early recognition and escalation
2altered_mentation
Provides the altered_mentation clinical calculation or assessment.
oxygen_scale
Clinical calculator for oxygen_scale.
Organ dysfunction and severity
1Perfusion and haemodynamic assessment
3Lactate Clearance Calculator
Calculates percentage lactate clearance between an initial and repeat measurement.
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
Calculates estimated mean arterial pressure from systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Mean Arterial Pressure from Systolic and Diastolic Pressure
Estimates mean arterial pressure from systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Additional supporting tools
12MEDS Sepsis Score
Estimates short-term mortality risk among emergency-department patients with suspected infection.
Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy (SIC) Score
Calculates the SIC score from platelet count, PT-INR and the four-organ SOFA component score.
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI/PORT)
Calculates the PSI/PORT score and risk class for adults with community-acquired pneumonia.
Pitt Bacteremia Score
Quantifies acute severity in patients with bloodstream infection.
Quick Pitt Bacteremia Score
Rapidly estimates mortality risk in Gram-negative bloodstream infection.
Kocher Criteria for Septic Hip
Supports differentiation of septic arthritis from transient synovitis in children with an irritable hip.
Modified Kocher–Caird Criteria
Adds C-reactive protein to the Kocher predictors for paediatric septic hip assessment.
Rochester Low-Risk Criteria
Classifies selected febrile infants aged 60 days or younger using the original Rochester low-risk criteria.
Step-by-Step Febrile Infant Assessment
Risk-stratifies well-defined febrile infants using age, appearance, urinalysis, procalcitonin, CRP and ANC.
CLIF-C ACLF Score
Estimates mortality in acute-on-chronic liver failure using CLIF organ-failure score, age and white-cell count.
NACSELD-ACLF Organ Failure Count
Counts extrahepatic organ failures used to define and grade NACSELD acute-on-chronic liver failure.
RAPID Pleural Infection Score
Predicts mortality in pleural infection using renal function, age, purulence, infection source and albumin.