Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Modified for Recent Infection in Patients With Hematologic Malignant Tumors and Severe Sepsis

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score Modified for Recent Infection in Patients With Hematologic Malignant Tumors and Severe Sepsis is organized by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

Contact Hours: 1.00
CERP A: 1.00

Expires: Sep 01, 2020

Activity Summary:
Baseline health status influences outcomes of severe sepsis.

Objectives:
• To understand some of the limitations of current intensive care unit scoring systems
• To understand how the addition of a recent infection variable improved the prognostic accuracy of the SOFA score for patients with hematologic malignant tumors
• To understand some of the reasons that a recent infection may be a marker for poor health in patients with hematologic malignant tumors.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.