Point prevalence of general ward patients fulfilling criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

2016-02

Douglas, L

Casamento, A

Jones, D

SIRS

sepsis

Journal Article

10.1111/imj.12968

The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is defined by abnormal temperature, heart rate, minute ventilation or white cell count and can be due to infectious or non-infectious causes. In a single day, 23% of hospital ward patients fulfilled SIRS criteria. Patients with SIRS were more likely to be under medical than surgical units. One-third of the patients had evidence of infection. There was no association between SIRS criteria and increased mortality or hospital length of stay.

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Internal Medicine Journal 2016; 46(2): 223-5

Internal Medicine Journal