qSOFA = Quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment score (SOFA).

The qSOFA score (also known as quickSOFA) is a bedside prompt that may identify patients with suspected infection who are at greater risk for a poor outcome outside the intensive care unit (ICU). It uses three criteria, assigning one point each for

• low blood pressure (SBP≤100 mmHg),
• high respiratory rate (≥22 breaths per min), or 
• altered mentation (Glasgow coma scale<15).