Table 1.

Vital signs at admission and during hospital stay. SIRS criteria – must meet 2+ of the following: body temperature <36°C or >38°C, tachycardia at >90 BPM, tachypneic at >20/minute, WBC <4000/mm³ OR >12 000/mm3 OR >10% bands.

Vital signs on admission
BMI 37.5	T 36.5°C	BP 138/81 mmHg	HR 92 BPM	RR 19/min	SpO2 % 98% room air
Vital signs on day 2 of hospital stay
	T 37.6°C	BP 131/80 mmHg	HR 130 BPM	RR 22/min	SpO2% 92% room air
Vital signs on day 9 of hospital stay
	T 36.3°C	BP 125/78 mmHg	HR 101 BPM	RR 17/min	SpO2% 96% room air
Vital signs on day 10 of hospital stay (postoperative day 8)
	T 36.8 °C	BP 69/43 mmHg	HR 125 BPM	RR 20/min	SpO2% 93% room air

T – temperature; BP – blood pressure; HR – heart rate; RR – respiratory rate; SpO₂% – pulse oximeter reading.