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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Shock > Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Preferred term

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A systemic inflammatory response to a variety of clinical insults, characterized by two or more of the following conditions: (1) fever >38 degrees C or HYPOTHERMIA <36 degrees C; (2) TACHYCARDIA >90 beat/minute; (3) tachypnea >24 breaths/minute; (4) LEUKOCYTOSIS >12,000 cells/cubic mm or 10% immature forms. While usually related to infection, SIRS can also be associated with noninfectious insults such as TRAUMA; BURNS; or PANCREATITIS. If infection is involved, a patient with SIRS is said to have SEPSIS.

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Entry terms

  • Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Systemic
  • Sepsis Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FM01L825-7

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