Predictive validity of the sequential organ failure assessment score for mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in Vietnam.

Evaluating the prognosis of ARDS patients using grading systems can enhance treatment decisions. This retrospective observational study evaluated the predictive accuracy of the SOFA score, APACHE II score, SpO/FiO ratio, and PaO/FiO ratio for mortality in ARDS patients in Vietnam. The study included 335 adult ARDS patients admitted to a central hospital from August 2015 to August 2023. Among them, 66.9% were male, the median age was 55 years, and 61.5% died in the hospital. The SOFA (AUROC: 0.651) and APACHE II scores (AUROC: 0.693) showed poor discriminatory ability for hospital mortality. The SpO/FiO (AUROC: 0.595) and PaO/FiO ratios (AUROC: 0.595) also displayed poor discriminatory ability. In multivariable analyses, after adjusting for the same set of confounding variables, the APACHE II score (adjusted OR: 1.152), SpO/FiO ratio (adjusted OR: 0.985), and PaO/FiO ratio (adjusted OR: 0.989) were independently associated with hospital mortality. Although the SOFA score (adjusted OR: 1.132) indicated a potential association with hospital mortality, it did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.081). However, a SOFA score of ≥ 10 emerged as an independent predictor (adjusted OR: 3.398) of hospital mortality. These findings emphasize the need for further studies to develop more accurate scoring systems for predicting outcomes in ARDS patients.