Table 1.
Two of more of the of the following: |
• Body temperature <36°C or >38°C |
• Heart rate >90 |
• Respiratory rate >20 |
• White blood cells <4000/mm or >12 000/mm or >10% bands over 24 hours. |
SIRS criteria based on the American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Critical Care Medicine definition form 1992[13].