Is MMODS better than SOFA

MMODS is a simple modification of the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS). MMODS is calculated by summing up MODS with the Organ Support Score (OSS). OSS is a dichotomous score of one or none, given to each organ support the patient received, namely: ventilation, inotropes and renal replacement therapy (CVVH). The maximum score a patient could receive was 3. The above modification was made as MODS variables do not account for the above therapeutic interventions, but can be affected by them. This could result in an apparent false improvement in the organ dysfunction parameters, which can affect quantification of organ dysfunction and thus fail to describe organ dysfunction precisely.