Accuracy of sequential organ failure assessment score in emergency department physicians in Beijing: a multicenter investigation study

Zhonghua wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue
Yunxia ChenLi Liu

Abstract

To investigate the accuracy of sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scoring in emergency physicians in Beijing. Emergency physicians from 8 hospitals in Beijing in January 2018 were demanded to complete a SOFA questionnaire which was developed on "wenjuanxing" website and submit via cell phone. All participants were divided into urban center group (UC group) and no-urban center group (NUC group) based on the hospital's location. The accuracy rate of components and total score of SOFA along with the mistakes were evaluated, and the results of the two groups were compared. (1) The questionnaire was sent to 217 emergency physicians of the 8 hospitals, and 197 qualified questionnaires were received with 109 of NUC group and 88 of UC group, respectively, the total response rate was 90.8%. Compared with those from NUC group, UC physicians had older ages [years: 37 (32, 42) vs. 34 (29, 40), Z = -2.554, P = 0.011] and higher education level [postgraduate degree 76.1% (67/88) vs. 40.4% (44/109), χ2 = 25.327, P < 0.001], and more of them experienced SOFA scoring [62.5% (55/88) vs. 45.9% (50/109), χ2 = 5.409, P = 0.020]. Other baseline characteristics such as gender, working years, professional title and training experience were not...Continue Reading

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