Multiple organ dysfunction - we must take a closer look at muscle wasting! - Critical Care Science (CCS)

Multiple organ dysfunction – we must take a closer look at muscle wasting! |

To the editor

Organ dysfunction is quantified routinely by scores such as: the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS), and the Logistic Organ Dysfunction Score (LODS).⁽⁾ Once the number of organs failure is associated with intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital-mortality, these scores are helpful to only predict acute mortality.⁽⁾ Our concern is that these tools focus exclusively on the same six organ systems - circulatory, renal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and hepatic, hematologic, and central nervous systems. Is it enough?

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