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SOFA Score
Criteria
Point Value
PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)
<400
1
<300
2
<200 and mechanically ventilated
3
<100 and mechanically ventilated
4
Glasgow coma scale
13–14
1
10–12
2
6–9
3
<6
4
Mean arterial pressure OR administration of vasopressors required
MAP <70 mm/Hg
1
dopamine≤5 OR dobutamine (any dose)
2
dopamine...
TRAVEL
Acute cholangitis
DIAGNOSIS
Clinical signs and symptoms
Fever
Jaundice
Abdominal pain
Laboratory markers
White blood cell
C-reactive protein
Total bilirubin
Direct bilirubin
Alkaline phosphatase
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
Aspartate aminotransferase
...
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Scientific committee
Joseph Solomkin
Luca Ansaloni
Marja Boermeester
Fausto Catena
Federico Coccolini
Jared Huston
Lillian Kao
Yoram Kluger
Kemal Rasa
Ines Rubio-Perez
Massimo Sartelli (committee coordinator)
Robert Sawyer
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