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

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: Timothy Horeczko, Jeffrey P. Green, Edward A. Panacek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
emergency department
medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1w65v75x

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