Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

A systemic inflammatory response of the organism (SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome) indicates a condition characterized by two or more of the following criteria at rest:
 * temperature above 38 ° C or below 36 ° C;
 * heart rate above 90/min;
 * respiratory rate above 20/min or CO2 below 32 mmHg;
 * leukocytes over 12 thousand / µl or below 4 thousand / µl or more than 10% of immature forms.

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