Table 2 Methods of measurement for potential predictors of sepsis progression

Demographic predictors

Age (years)

Race

Sex

Clinical predictors

Nursing home resident status

Suspicion of lower respiratory tract infection

Presence of long-term vascular access

Triage diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

<52 mmHg; ≥52 mmHg

Laboratory predictors

Serum bicarbonate (mEq/L)

<20 mEq/L; ≥20 mEq/L

Serum hemoglobin (g/dL)

<10 g/dL; >10 g/dL

Serum albumin (g/dL)

<3.5 g/dL; ≥3.5 g/dL

Serum sodium (mEq/L)

>145 mEq/L; ≤145 mEq/L

Serum glucose (mg/dL)

<60 or >300 mg/dL; 60–300 mg/dL

Comorbidities

Diabetes mellitus

Coronary artery disease

Congestive heart failure

Cirrhosis

Chronic renal disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/asthma

HIV/AIDS

Alcohol dependence

Cancer

Organ dysfunction

Creatinine (mg/dL)

INR

Activated partial prothrombin time (aPTT) (s)

Platelet count (uL⁻¹)

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

Tissue hypoperfusion

Lactate (mmol/L)

Shock

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

Need for vasopressors