SIRS

Posted 6 December, 2007 - 15:49 by steve

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) is defined as:

A. Temperature >38oC or < 36oC
B. Heart rate > 90 Beats/min
C. Respiratory rate >20 breaths/min or PaCO2 <32 mmHg
D. WBC count >12,000/mm3 , <4000/mm3 , or >10% immature (bands) form