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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Head-to-head comparison of qSOFA and SIRS criteria in predicting the mortality of infected patients in the emergency department: a meta-analysis

Author/year

Study design

Country

Sample size (n)

Age (mean)

Male (%)

Prevalence of mortality (%)

Time of score calculation

Measured mortality

Participant selection

Goulden/2018

Retrospective

UK

1818

68

51

14.6

ED arrival

In-hospital mortality

Suspected infection

Ranzani/2017

Retrospective

Spain

6874

66

62

6.4

ED arrival

In-hospital mortality

Community-acquired pneumonia

González Del Castillo/2017

Prospective

Spain

1071

84

51

6.5

ED arrival

30-day mortality

Suspected or confirmed infection

Askim/2017

Prospective

Norway

1535

62

53

4.4

ED arrival

30-day mortality

Suspected infection

Moskowitz/2017

Retrospective

USA

24,164

64

51

4.9

ED arrival

In-hospital mortality

Suspected infection

Willams/2017

Retrospective

Australia

8871

49

51

8.7

Worst values during ED stay

30-day mortality

Suspected infection

Freund/2017

Prospective

Europe

879

67

53

8.4

Worst values during ED stay

In-hospital mortality

Suspected infection

Henning [a]/2017

Prospective

USA

4618

57

52

4.2

Worst values during ED stay

In-hospital mortality

Suspected infection

Henning [b]/2017

Prospective

USA

2132

57

52

3.9

Worst values during ED stay

In-hospital mortality

Suspected infection