Prediction of Mortality from Bacteremic Sepsis in ICU Patients

Does the patient have the sepsis syndrome?

Are blood cultures positive for a bacterial pathogen or Candida species?

Was the patient treated with antibiotics prior to the onset of sepsis?

Body temperature

APACHE II score at onset of sepsis

Is mechanical ventilation required to maintain oxygenation?

Oxygen fraction of inspired air (FIO2) as a fraction from 0.21 to 1.00

PEEP

Lung injury score

Right ventricular filling pressure

Left ventricular filling pressure

Cardiac index

Is cardiac tamponade present?

Is significant pulmonary embolization present?

Does the patient have left or right ventricular failure?

Has the patient had a myocardial infarction after onset of sepsis?

Has the patient had severe arrhythmias after the onset of sepsis?

Serum creatinine

Did the patient have pre-existing renal disease?

Serum creatinine at admission

Has the patient had significant bleeding from the upper GI tract confirmed by endoscopy or surgical exploration?

Number of red cell products transfused because of GI bleeding

Does the patient have a perforated stress ulcer?

Does the patient have alcalculous cholecystitis?

Serum total bilirubin

AST

Upper limit of normal for AST

ALT

Upper limit of normal for ALT

LDH

Upper limit of normal for LDH

Is the patient showing spontaneous bleeding from at least 2 body sites?

Platelet count

Is the patient's blood positive for fibrin degradation products?

Fibrinogen

Glasgow coma score (enter from 3 to 15)