The 1992 statement from the ACCP/ SCCM Consensus Conference introduced into common parlance the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) which represents the complex findings resulting from systemic activation of the innate immune response triggered by localized or generalized infection, trauma, thermal injury, or sterile inflammatory processes. However, criteria for SIRS are considered to be too nonspecific to be of utility in diagnosing a cause for the syndrome or in identifying a distinct pattern of host response.<unk>  is defined as the presence (probable or documented) of infection together with systemic manifestations of infection, whereas severe<unk>  refers to<unk>  plus<unk> -induced organ dysfunction or tissue hypoperfusion. Septic shock is defined as<unk> -induced hypotension persisting despite adequate fluid resuscitation, in the absence of other causes for hypotension.
Sepsis diagnostic criteria
Toxic shock syndrome classification
Cardiogenic shock diagnostic criteria
Toxic shock syndrome diagnostic criteria
Sepsis physical examination
Tumor lysis syndrome diagnostic criteria
Hospital-acquired pneumonia diagnostic criteria
Pneumonia diagnostic criteria