Abstract： Objective To analyze the status of multiple organ failure in patients with acute poisoning and to investigate the relationship between sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and prognosis. Method A retrospective review of 76 patients admitted to emergency intensive care unit in the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University for acute poisoning was carried out. Data about heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, blood gas analysis, rutine blood examination (WBC,platelet,albumin, ALT,total bilirubin, BUN,creatinine, CK, CK-MB, blood glucose), dosage of vascular active agents and mental status were documented at admission and 48 h after admission. SOFAs were counted at admission (SOFA ) and 48 h after admission (SOFA ) and then a comparison was made between survivors and victims. Results There was no significant difference in SOFA between survivors and victims ( P = 0.26) , but significant difference in SOFA48 as well as SOFA was shown between survivors and victims (P < 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the SOFA48 of renal and nervous systems were the independent predictors with acute poisoning (P = 0.003 and 0.012 respectively). Spearman correlation analysis implicated that ALT,CK-MB, WBC,base excess (BE) and blood glucose (BG) had correlation with SOFAs48. Conclusions SOFA shows its score eorrellated with the prognosis of poisoning with a-cute poisoning and it is a practical method in eveluating the outcome of patients with acute poisoning.