Table 3.
Relationship Between SIRS/Severe SIRS Criteria and Confirmed Infection for Patient Cohort A (Early Recognition by the Sepsis CDS).a
| Patients With a Confirmed Infection/Patients With Activated SIRS Alert, n | SIRS Alert Criteria | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | T | RR | WBC | Glucose | ||
| 32/40 | (80%) | • | • | ○ | ○ | |
| 34/55 | (62%) | • | • | • | ||
| 6/11 | (55%) | • | • | • | ||
| 3/7 | (43%) | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | • |
| 75/113 | (66%) | |||||
| Organ System Dysfunction | Patients With Confirmed Infection/Patients With Activated Severe SIRS Alert, n (%) | |||||
| Cardiovascular system | 21/34 | (61%) | ||||
| Tissue perfusion | 22/27 | (82%) | ||||
| Hepatic system | 7/18 | (39%) | ||||
| Renal system | 0/1 | (00%) | ||||
| Suspected | 1/2 | (50%) | ||||
| Total | 51/82 | (62%) | ||||
Abbreviations: CDS, clinical decision support; HR, heart rate; RR, respiratory rate; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; T, temperature; WBC, white blood cell.
a
SIRS alert criteria: any combination ≥3 criteria within profile; “•” must be included in the profile; inclusion of “○” indications to meet algorithm definition.