Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure Score

Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure score (Vogel 2014): age ≥ 65, intubation, hematocrit band, SBP < 90, BUN ≥ 30, and WBC ≥ 20,000 give a multiple-organ-failure risk (0–1 low, 2–3 moderate, ≥ 4 high).

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Hematocrit
18 %
Age ≥ 65
Yes
Intubation
Yes
Systolic BP < 90 mmHg
No
BUN ≥ 30 mg/dL
No
WBC ≥ 20,000
No

Result: Denver ED Trauma Organ Failure score 6 — high multiple-organ-failure risk (>= 4).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0-1
Low multiple-organ-failure risk.
2-3
Moderate.
>= 4
High. Age, intubation, hematocrit, SBP, BUN, WBC. A risk score, not a treatment order.

What you enter

  • Hematocrit
  • Age ≥ 65
  • Intubation
  • Systolic BP < 90 mmHg
  • BUN ≥ 30 mg/dL
  • WBC ≥ 20,000
How this is calculated

Vogel JA, Liao MM, Hopkins E, et al. Prediction of postinjury multiple-organ failure in the emergency department: development of the Denver Emergency Department Trauma Organ Failure score. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014;76(1):140-145. Read the source ↗

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