Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences
Assessment of Mortality Rate Using qSOFA Score among Patients with Sepsis outside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Sepsis is a severe condition associated with a high risk of death. The Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score is an easy bedside instrument for mortality prediction. Objective: This study aims to assess the mortality rate in patients with sepsis having a qSOFA score of 2 or more. Methods: This cross-sectional research was done for 6 months, from July 2025 to December 2025, among 196 patients at Liaquat National Hospital Karachi. The sample comprised patients with sepsis, not admitted to the ICU, an …