The Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) score was developed to evaluate patents in sub-Saharan Africa hospitalized for infection. Its use has expanded since then.
Parameters:
(1) body temperature in °C
(2) heart rate in beats per minute
(3) respiratory rate in breaths per minute
(4) systolic blood pressure in mm Hg
(5) oxygen saturation in percent
(6) Glasgow coma scale (GCS), from 3 to 15
(7) HIV infection
Parameter
Fnding
Points
temperature
>= 36°C
0
< 36°C
2
heart rate
< 120 beats -per minute
0
>= 120 beats per minute
1
respiratory rate
< 30 breaths per minute
0
>= 30
1
systolic blood pressure
>= 90 mm Hg
0
< 90 mm Hg
1
oxygen saturation
>= 92 percent
0
< 92 percent
2
GCS
15
0
< 15
4
HIV infection
no
0
unknown
0
yes
2
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 13
Total Score
Risk Category
Mortality Rate
0 or 1
low
6%
2 to 4
medium
14%
>= 5
high
39%
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve for Moore et al was 0.77.
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