LODS (Logistic Organ Dysfunction System)

LODS Logistic Organ Dysfunction System (Le Gall 1996): the worst first-24-hour value across six organ systems maps to 0/1/3/5 points driving predicted hospital mortality.

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

Example

Glasgow Coma Scale
13
Heart rate
80 bpm
Systolic BP
120 mmHg
BUN
30 mg/dL
Creatinine
1.0 mg/dL
Urine output
1.5 L/day
WBC
8 ×10⁹/L
Platelets
200 ×10⁹/L
Bilirubin
1 mg/dL

Result: LODS 4 — predicted hospital mortality 15%.

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What the result means

Systems
Six organ systems, each scored 0/1/3/5 by its worst 24-hour value (neuro/cardio/renal max 5, pulmonary 3, hematologic 3, hepatic 1; total 0–22).
Mortality
Predicted hospital mortality via logit = −3.4043 + 0.4173·LODS. A calibrated organ-dysfunction complement to SOFA; a model estimate, not an order.

What you enter

  • Glasgow Coma Scale (3–15)
  • Heart rate
  • Systolic BP
  • BUN
  • Creatinine
  • Urine output
  • WBC
  • Platelets
  • Bilirubin
The other 3 fields
  • On mechanical ventilation / CPAP
  • PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio (if ventilated)
  • Prothrombin < 25% of standard (> 3 s above control)
How this is calculated

Le Gall JR, Klar J, Lemeshow S, et al. The Logistic Organ Dysfunction system. A new way to assess organ dysfunction in the intensive care unit. JAMA. 1996;276(10):802-810. Read the source ↗

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