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Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Acute Liver Failure

[Semin Liver Dis 23(3):259-269, 2003. © 2003 Thieme Medical Publishers]

Table 1. Definition of SIRS


  • The systemic inflammatory response to a variety of severe clinical insults.[103]

  • The response is manifested by two or more of the following conditions:

    • Temperature > 38 °C or < 36 °C

    • Heart rate > 90 beats/min

    • Respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min or PaCO2 < 32 torr (< 4.3 kPa)

    • WBC > 12,000 cells/mm3, < 4000 cellls/mm3, or > 10% immature (band) forms

From: Muckart DJ, Bhagwanjee S. American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference: definitions of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and allied disorders in relation to critically injured patients. Crit Care Med 1997;25:1789-1795