The SOFA score is a severity of illness and prognostic score used in the ICU. It has also recently been adopted as part of the definition of sepsis. This study will prospectively evaluate the usability of automated SOFA scoring for ICU patients within an electronic patient monitoring dashboard. It will also assess for changes in physician ordering (volume and types of orders) after automatic scoring is implemented.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
215
Automated SOFA scoring will be activated within an existing electronic patient care dashboard for ICU patients.
SOFA related laboratory order volume
The total number of SOFA related laboratory orders on all patients in the ICU during the intervention period
Time frame: 2 months
Module usability
Providers will be surveyed on the usability of the automated scoring module
Time frame: 2 months
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