SIRS | Single parameter | qSOFA | NEWS aggregate score | ||||
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TWO or more of: | ONE or more of: | TWO or more of: | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Respiratory rate, breaths per minute | >20 | ≥25 | >22 | 12–20 | 9–11 or 21–24 | ≥25 | |
SpO2, scale 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ≥96 | 94–95 | 92–93 | ≤91 |
SpO2, scale 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 88–92 | 86–87 | 84–85 | ≤83 |
Oxygen treatment | n/a | Yes | n/a | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Blood pressure, mmHg | n/a | ≤90 | <100 | 111–219 | 101–110 | 91–100 | ≤90 or ≥220 |
Heart rate, beats per minute | >90 | ≥130 | n/a | 51–90 | 91–110 or 41–50 | 111–130 | ≥131 |
ACVPU | n/a | CVPU | CVPU | Alert | Alert | Alert | CVPU |
Temperature | >38°C or <36°C | n/a | n/a | 36.1°C–38.0°C | 38.1°C–39.0°C or 35.1°C–36.0°C | ≥39.1°C | ≤35.0°C |
White blood count | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
ACVPU = alert, confusion, voice, pain or unresponsive; NEWS = National Early Warning Score; qSOFA = quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SIRS = systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SpO2 = oxygen saturation.