Table 1: Demographic and clinical data on 25 patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) | |
Mean age, yr (and standard deviation [SD]) | 54 (3) |
Mean Apache II score (and SD) | 19.6 (5) |
Sex, no. male | 11 |
Primary diagnosis, no. of patients | |
Necrotizing pancreatitis | 4 |
Ischemic enteritis or colitis | 3 |
Perforated peptic ulcer | 1 |
Perforated colonic carcinoma | 2 |
Perforated Crohn disease | 1 |
Peridiverticular abscess | 2 |
Cholangitis | 3 |
Aortoenteric fistula | 1 |
Pyelonephritis | 1 |
Pneumonia | 3 |
Mediastinitis | 2 |
Meningitis or meningoencephalitis | 2 |