---
title: "qsofa_score"
description: "Quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a simplified version of the SOFA score, which is used outside intensive care units to quickly assess sepsis risk in adults."
---

Quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a simplified version of the SOFA score, which is used outside intensive care units to quickly assess sepsis risk in adults.

**Purpose.** To record qSOFA answers and score.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.qsofa_score.v1` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `respiratory_rate`<br />`respiratory_rate_code`<br />`respiratory_rate_system`<br />`respiratory_rate_numeric`<br />`respiratory_rate_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `numeric`, `text` | yes | Respiratory rate | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0006]` |
| `blood_pressure`<br />`blood_pressure_code`<br />`blood_pressure_system`<br />`blood_pressure_numeric`<br />`blood_pressure_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `numeric`, `text` | yes | Blood pressure | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0007]` |
| `mental_status`<br />`mental_status_code`<br />`mental_status_system`<br />`mental_status_numeric`<br />`mental_status_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `numeric`, `text` | yes | Mental status | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0008]` |
| `q_sofa_score` | `integer` | yes | qSOFA score | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0005]` |
| `comment` | `text` | yes | Comment | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0004]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((respiratory_rate_code is null and respiratory_rate_system is null and respiratory_rate_numeric is null and respiratory_rate is null) or (respiratory_rate_valueset_id is not null and respiratory_rate_code is not null and respiratory_rate_system is not null and respiratory_rate_numeric is not null and respiratory_rate is not null))
check ((blood_pressure_code is null and blood_pressure_system is null and blood_pressure_numeric is null and blood_pressure is null) or (blood_pressure_valueset_id is not null and blood_pressure_code is not null and blood_pressure_system is not null and blood_pressure_numeric is not null and blood_pressure is not null))
check ((mental_status_code is null and mental_status_system is null and mental_status_numeric is null and mental_status is null) or (mental_status_valueset_id is not null and mental_status_code is not null and mental_status_system is not null and mental_status_numeric is not null and mental_status is not null))
check (q_sofa_score is null or q_sofa_score between 0 and 3)
```

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |
| `respiratory_rate_valueset_id, respiratory_rate_code, respiratory_rate_system, respiratory_rate, respiratory_rate_numeric` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `blood_pressure_valueset_id, blood_pressure_code, blood_pressure_system, blood_pressure, blood_pressure_numeric` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `mental_status_valueset_id, mental_status_code, mental_status_system, mental_status, mental_status_numeric` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Indexes

- `qsofa_score_form_id_idx` on `form_id`

## Value sets

| Value set | Codes |
|---|---|
| `org.openehr::openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.qsofa_score.v1/blood_pressure` | 2 |
| `org.openehr::openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.qsofa_score.v1/mental_status` | 2 |
| `org.openehr::openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.qsofa_score.v1/respiratory_rate` | 2 |