| 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 |