Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91787-2, published online 10 March 2025

The original version of this Article contained a repeated error, where Reference 18 was incorrectly cited.

As a result, in the Methods section, under the subheading ‘Patients’,

“The qSOFA score criteria are as follows: (1) systolic blood pressure ≤ 100 mmHg; (2) respiratory rate ≥ 22 breaths per minute; (3) altered mental status, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score < 13, where each assessment criterion is assigned a score of 1, and the total score ranges from 0 to 318.”

now reads:

“The qSOFA score criteria are as follows: (1) systolic blood pressure ≤ 100 mmHg; (2) respiratory rate ≥ 22 breaths per minute; (3) altered mental status, with a Glasgow Coma Scale score < 13, where each assessment criterion is assigned a score of 1, and the total score ranges from 0 to 38.”

Also, in the Discussion section,

“Compared to SIRS criteria, the SOFA and qSOFA scores according to the Sepsis-3 guidelines have been proven to have higher sensitivity and specificity, better predicting the prognosis of patients with sepsis18.”

now reads:

“Compared to SIRS criteria, the SOFA and qSOFA scores according to the Sepsis-3 guidelines have been proven to have higher sensitivity and specificity, better predicting the prognosis of patients with sepsis8.”

Consequently, References have been renumbered accordingly.

The original Article has been corrected.