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. 2024 Sep 4;5(3):296–308. doi: 10.3390/ebj5030028

Table 1.

The American Burn Association consensus definition of sepsis.

Temperature > 39 °C or <36.5 °C
Progressive tachycardia > 110 beats per minute (adults)
Progressive tachypnea > 25 breaths per minute or minute ventilation > 12 L/min (adults)
Thrombocytopenia < 100,000/µL (does not apply until 3 days after burn) (adults)
Hyperglycemia in the absence of pre-existing diabetes mellitus
(Untreated plasma glucose > 200 mg/dL or insulin resistance indicated by >7 units of insulin/h IV drip or >25% increase in insulin requirements over 24 h)
Inability to continue enteral feedings > 24 h
(Abdominal distension, enteral feeding intolerance [two times feeding rate in adults], uncontrollable diarrhea [>2500 mL/day])
In addition, it is required that a documented infection is identified as follows:
 Culture-positive infection or
 Pathologic tissue source identified or
 Clinical response to antimicrobials

Based on the 2007 American Burn Association Consensus Conference [19].