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Descriptor
English
:
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Resposta Inflamatória Sistêmica
Synonyms
English
:
Sepsis Syndromes
Syndrome, Sepsis
Syndromes, Sepsis
Sepsis Syndrome
Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Systemic
Tree Number:
C23.550.470.790
C23.550.835.900
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
associated with
infection
=
SEPSIS
or specifics
See Related
English
:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy
History Note
English
:
2007 (1995)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
32030
Unique Identifier:
D018746
Occurrence in VHL
:
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DeCS
CID-10
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