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editorial
. 2015 Mar;47(1):5–9.

Table 2.

SIRS in the evidence base.

Reference of SIRS Number of Papers %
SIRS mentioned anywhere in the text 14 14/98* = 14.3%
Measurement of a single SIRS criterion 31 31/98 = 31.6%
Measurement of any two SIRS criteria 9 9/98 = 9.2%
Monitoring of all four SIRS criteria 0 0/98 = 0%
*

Ninety-eight papers comprised the evidence base in a critical review of randomized control trials investigating attenuation of the systemic inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass (17).