Epidemiology of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in the Emergency Department

Introduction: Consensus guidelines recommend sepsis screening for adults with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), but the epidemiology of SIRS among adult emergency department (ED) patients is poorly understood. Recent emphasis on cost-effective, outcomes-based healthcare prompts the eva...

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Main Authors: Horeczko, Timothy, Green, Jeffrey P., Panacek, Edward A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025532/