Abstract:Objective To compare the prognostic value of quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) and National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in patients with sepsis in intensive care unit. Methods A total of 101 adult patients with sepsis in ICU were retrospectively involved in this study. QSOFA score and NEWS were recorded. Results The ratio of shock patients in death group was significantly higher than that in survival group (P?< 0.05). There was no significant difference between two groups in the history of cerebrovascular disease and diabetes (P?>?0.05). A positive correlation between qSOFA and NEWS was identified (rs?=?0.680, P?=?0.000). The qSOFA and NEWS score in death group were higher than survival group significantly (P?0.05). In patients over 60 years old, the qSOFA score in death group was higher than survival group (P?0.05). In patients aging between 60 to 74 years old, the NEWS score in death group was higher than survival group (P?0.05). The AUC of qSOFA score and NEWS score for prognosis of death were 0.729 and 0.661, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of qSOFA score for predicting death were 45.2%, 95.7% and (0.613, 0.846), respectively. And the sensitivity, specificity and 95%CI of NEWS score for predicting death were 58.1%, 74.3% and (0.531, 0.791), respectively. Conclusions qSOFA score is better than NEWS score in predicting death for patients with sepsis in ICU. The higher the qSOFA score is, the poor prognosis the patient is.