Table 2

Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) category and mortality percentages

CategoryMortality*
≤4: very low risk1.1%
5–7: low risk4.4%
8–12: moderate risk9.3%
13–15: high risk16.1%
>15: very high risk39.0%

  • ↵* Mortality per category as found by Shapiro et al.12