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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Characteristics of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome

From: Capillary lactate as a tool for the triage nurse among patients with SIRS at emergency department presentation: a preliminary report

Variable

n  = 176

SIRS criteria

 

 Temperature <36°C or >38°C

92 (53)

 Heart rate >90 bpm

146 (83)

 Ventilatory rate >20

155 (88)

Number of SIRS criteria

 

 2 out of 3

135 (77)

 3 out of 3

41 (23)

  1. Numbers are n (%); SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
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