NN SEPSIS CALCULATOR

https://neonatalsepsiscalculator.kaiserpermanente.org/

Clinical Exam	Description
Clinical Illness	Persistent need for NCPAP / HFNC / mechanical ventilation (outside of the delivery room) Hemodynamic instability requiring vasoactive drugs Neonatal encephalopathy /Perinatal depression Seizure Apgar Score @ 5 minutes < 5 Need for supplemental O2 > 2 hours to maintain oxygen saturations > 90% (outside of the delivery room)
Equivocal	Persistent physiologic abnormality > 4 hrs Tachycardia (HR > 160) Tachypnea (RR > 60) Temperature instability (> 100.4˚F or < 97.5˚F) Respiratory distress (grunting, flaring, or retracting) not requiring supplemental O2 Two or more physiologic abnormalities lasting for > 2 hrs Tachycardia (HR > 160) Tachypnea (RR > 60) Temperature instability (> 100.4˚F or < 97.5˚F) Respiratory distress (grunting, flaring, or retracting) not requiring supplemental O2 Note: abnormality can be intermittent
Well Appearing	No persistent physiologic abnormalities