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DEFINITION OF SIRS SIRS can be diagnosed when two or more of the following are presentIrwin RS, Cerra FB, Rippe JM. Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine. 5th Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Hagerstown, MD. 2003. ISBN 0-7817-1425-7. Publisher's information on the book .Marino PL. The ICU Book. 2nd Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Hagerstown, MD. 1998. ISBN 0-6830-5565-8. Publisher's information on the book .Sharma S, Steven M. Septic Shock. eMedicine.com, URL: http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2101.htm Accessed on Nov 20, 2005.Tslotou AG, Sakorafas GH, Anagnostopoulos G, Bramis J. Septic shock; current pathogenetic concepts from a clinical perspective. Med Sci Monit. 2005 Mar;11(3):RA76-85. PMID 15735579. Full Text .:
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIRS AND SEPSIS SIRS with a confirmed infection, proven through a positive . Simply stated: SIRS + proof of infection = sepsis COMPLICATIONS OF SIRS SIRS, can result in the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome . CAUSES OF SIRS
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