The utility of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) for diagnosing sepsis in the immediate postpartum period
Background: The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis definitions were developed to improve the ability for early detection of infection and sepsis. We studied the incidence of immediate postpartum SIRS and sepsis. We further studied immediate postpartum SIRS as a potential predi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119301364 |