⚕️ For clinical reference only. Not a substitute for professional judgment.
SOFA Score ICU
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment — 6 organ systems, 0–4 each. Sepsis defined as SOFA increase ≥2 from baseline.
0/24
Low Organ Dysfunction
Select scores for each organ system.
Organ System Scores
When to use
- ICU patients — serial SOFA to track organ dysfunction trajectory
- Sepsis diagnosis: SOFA increase ≥2 from baseline + suspected infection
- Prognostication — SOFA >11 mortality >50%
- Use qSOFA for rapid bedside screen before full SOFA
References
- Vincent JL et al. The SOFA score. Intensive Care Med. 1996.
- Sepsis-3. Singer M et al. JAMA 2016.