Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

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.

Year introduced: 2007 (1995)

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.470.790, C23.550.835.900

MeSH Unique ID: D018746

Entry Terms:

• Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Systemic
• Sepsis Syndrome
• Sepsis Syndromes
• Syndrome, Sepsis
• Syndromes, Sepsis

See Also:

• Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Inflammation
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Cytokine Release Syndrome
Sepsis
Bacteremia +
Fungemia +
Neonatal Sepsis
Parasitemia
Shock, Septic
Viremia +

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Shock
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Cytokine Release Syndrome
Shock, Septic