[Assessment of the severity of patient status in sepsis and septic shock]

A score for quantitative evaluation of the severity of clinical status has been created for a more objective assessment of the clinical status of patients with sepsis and septic shock. The system includes five sections: physiological parameters, level of respiratory support, age, localization of the focus, concomitant diseases. The final score represents a sum of scores for the above sections. ROC analysis demonstrated a higher prognostic value of the proposed score in comparison with the APACHE-II for patients with grave sepsis.