SOFA and modified SOFA score for accessing outcomes among trauma patients in intensive care unit

Objective: Admission to the intensive care unit is a forecaster of mortality and disability. The sequential organ failure assessment is used to predict patients' outcomes and mortality in these cases. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between patients' mortality and standardized SOFA & modified SOFA scores among patients in the ICU.Methods: This is a prospective descriptive study (cohort) that was conducted on patients with trauma in ICU. The patients were evaluated using SOFA standard and modified scoring systems. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 software.Results: Of 44 patients who completed the study, the mean age of patients was 36.84 +/- 14.23, which was 16% female and 84%, male. The average age of women was 32.28 and the mean age of men was 37.70. The average SOFA score was 8 among patients who died whereas, modified SOFA was 6. In patients who were rescued, on the first day, the mean SOFA score was 1.95 and modified SOFA score was 1.51. The results showed that the average scoring of modified SOFA was lower than the average scoring of standard SOFA (P = 0.001) Conclusion: Modified SOFA may be effective in predicting mortality similar to SOFA among the patients however, further studies are required in this domain.