The systemic inflammatory response syndrome as a predictor of mortality among febrile children in the emergency department
Sepsis is defined as a known or suspected infection in a patient with elements of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Septic patients present with a variety of clinical manifestations, but temperature dysregulation, tachycardia, tachypnoea, and an abnormal white blood cell (WBC) coun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-12-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X13001596 |