Predicting 30-day mortality in emergency department patients with suspected infection: external validation of the RISE UP score in a single tertiary centre
The RISE UP score outperformed the qSOFA, MEWS and NEWS in predicting 30-day mortality. It is generalisable to an adult infection-specific cohort and may facilitate distinction between high-risk and low-risk patients in the ED, particularly to rule out poor outcomes.
Authors
- Patricia Maria Stassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-1542)
- Sophie M. E. van Baar de Knegt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8861-9306)
- Karin A. H. Kaasjager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-8285)
- Titus A. P. de Hond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0475-9925)
- Noortje Zelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0015-5240)
- Jan Willem Uffen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7196-1229)
Institutions
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- OLVG (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096528
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum