Table 1 Patient characteristics with severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Age (years)

59.0 ± 19.2^a

Sex (male/female)

91/47

APACHE II

16.8 ± 7.4^a

Origins of SIRS

   Sepsis

95

   Pneumonia

31

   Necrotizing fasciitis

20

   Enteritis

6

   Peritonitis

26

   Catheter infection

7

   Meningitis

2

   Mediastinitis

3

Trauma

31

   Head and neck

15

   Thorax

4

   Abdomen

8

   Pelvis

4

Burn

12