Table 2 Distribution of signs meeting SIRS criteria in patients with sepsis or septic shock*
From: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in Sepsis-3: a retrospective study
Variable | All Patients (n = 631) | Patients with SIRS-Positive Severe Sepsis (n = 538) | Patients with SIRS-Negative Severe Sepsis (n = 93) |
|---|---|---|---|
SIRS criterion met — no. (%)a | |||
Abnormal temperature | 630 (99.8) | 250 (46.5) | 6 (6.5) |
Increased heart rate | 631 (100) | 506 (94.1) | 43 (46.2) |
Increased respiratory rate or decreased PaCO2 | 630 (99.8) | 448 (83.3) | 15 (16.1) |
Abnormal white-cell count | 629 (99.7) | 331 (61.6) | 13 (14.1) |
No. of SIRS criteria met | |||
Median | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Interquartile range | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Distribution | |||
> 1 | 538 (85.3) | 538 (85.3) | 0 |
0 | 16 (2.5) | 16 (17.2) | |
1 | 77 (12.2) | 77 (82.8) | |
2 | 200 (31.7) | 200 (37.2) | 0 |
3 | 218 (34.5) | 218 (40.5) | 0 |
4 | 120 (19.0) | 120 (22.3) | 0 |