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. 2013 Dec 11;5(1):190–199. doi: 10.4161/viru.27409

Table 2. Severe sepsis.

Severe sepsis definition = sepsis-induced tissue hypoperfusion or organ dysfunction (any of the following thought to be due to the infection)
Sepsis-induced hypotension
Lactate above upper limits laboratory normal
Urine output <0.5 mL/kg/h for more than 2 h despite adequate fluid resuscitation
Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2 <250 in the absence of pneumonia as infection source
Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2 <200 in the presence of pneumonia as infection source
Creatinine >2.0 mg/dL (176.8 μmol/L)
Bilirubin >2 mg/dL (34.2 μmol/L)
Platelet count <100 000 μL
Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio >1.5)

Used with permission from reference 6 as adapted from reference 125.