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An alternative model for the progression of sepsis to severe sepsis proposes that the CARS begins while the pro-inflammatory SIRS is still present. Understanding the interplay of these opposing features may help investigators discover the pathogenesis of the organ dysfunction that occurs in patients who develop severe sepsis (and die).
