Fig. 1

In-hospital mortality by qSOFA score (n = 218). The mortality rate was 3.4% in patients with a qSOFA score = 0, 15.6% in those with a qSOFA score = 1, 42.1% in those with a qSOFA score = 2, and 88.9% in those with a qSOFA score = 3 (P < 0.001)