Research Article

Investigating the Utility of the SOFA Score and Creating a Modified SOFA Score for Predicting Mortality in the Intensive Care Units in a Tertiary Hospital in Jordan

Table 2

Variables of the mSOFA and the points assigned to them.

VariableORCI (95%) valuePoints assigned

Hepatic SOFA12.7241.33–5.560.0060–4
CNS SOFA19.4973.79-23.8<0.0010–4
Chronic kidney disease215.2613.26-71.530.0010-1
Breathing support38.4491.36-52.640.0220-1

1The same SOFA criteria are used here; 2chronic kidney disease was defined as structural or functional abnormalities of the kidneys for ≥3 months; 3breathing support included a simple face mask, nasal cannula, non-rebreathing mask, venturi mask, CPAP, BiPAP, or intubation.