MEDS SCORE

Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) score

MEDS item	Score
Terminal disease	6
Respiratory difficulty	3
Septic shock	3
Thrombocytes <150 style="font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 0;" sup="">9

 cells/litre3 Bands in differential cell count >5%3 Age >6 years3 Lower respiratory tract infection2 Nursing home resident2 Altered mental state2 Total27