Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Comparison of two scoring systems, QSOFA and ASAPS, in predicting the mortality rate of multiple trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit in Isfahan Medical Sciences Hospitals

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Seyed Taghi Hashemi 1
Babak Ali Kiai 2
Maryam Jamadi 3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.48305/jims.v44.i857.0486
Abstract
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on 115 multiple trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit in Isfahan Medical Sciences Hospitals in 2018-2019. Data collection was done using a questionnaire, demographic information of the patients including age, sex, weight, history of diseases and other necessary information of the patient was collected. To evaluate the condition of patients in ICU, two scoring systems, QSOFA and ASAPS, were used. In the descriptive part, the percentage (number) and mean (standard deviation) and in the analytical part, logistic regression modeling was used by removing the effect of possible confounders on the incidence of mortality.
Results: The results showed that the ASAPS scoring method has the necessary efficiency and validity to predict the mortality rate of patients hospitalized in the ICU with multiple traumas. Also, the QSOFA method was very accurate in predicting the death rate of patients.
Conclusion: The quick and simple QSOFA method and the efficient ASAPS method each have their own advantages and limitations.

Highlights

Seyed Taghi Hashemi: Google Scholar

Babak Alikiaii: Google Scholar

Keywords
Multiple trauma
Special Care
Scoring System
Mortality
Subjects
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 44, Issue 857
1st Week, June
May and June 2026
Pages 486-491

  • Receive Date 17 June 2025
  • Accept Date 07 September 2025