Table 1 The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score

Respiratory

 Pa02/Fi02 mmHg

> 400

< 400

< 300

< 200

< 100^a

Coagulation

 Platelets × 10³/μL

> 150

< 150

< 100

< 50

< 20

Liver

 Bilirubin, mg/dL

< 1.2

1.2–1.9

2.0–5.9

6.0–11.9

> 12.0

Cardiovascular

 Hypotension

No hypotension

Mean arterial pressure < 70

Dop < 5 or Dob any dose^b

Dop > 5, Epi < 0.1 or Norepi < 0.1^b

Dop > 15, Epi > 0.1, Norepi > 0.1^b

Central nervous system

 Glasgow coma scale

15

13–14

10–12

6–9

< 6

Renal

 Creatinine, mg/dL or urine output, mL/day

< 1.2

1.2–1.9

2.0–3.4

3.5–4.9 or < 500

> 5.0 or < 200