ABSTRACT
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome This is the systemic inflammatory response to a variety of severe clinical insults. The response is manifest by two or more of the following conditions:
? Temperature >38°C or <36°C ? Heart rate >90 beats/min ? Respiratory rate >20 breaths/min or arterial CO2 pressure (PaCO2) <4.3 kPa (32
mmHg) ? WBC >12000 or <4000 cells/mm3 or >10% immature forms.
