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Table 2 Definitive diagnosis and infective foci of patients included in the study.a

From: Diagnostic and prognostic value of presepsin in the management of sepsis in the emergency department: a multicenter prospective study

SIRS (n = 83)

 

Sepsis (n= 55)

Severe sepsis/septic shock (n= 51)

Acute pancreatitis

18 (22%)

Urinary tract

14 (25%)

13 (25%)

Aortic dissection

15 (19%)

Lung

43 (78%)

30 (59%)

Pulmonary embolism

2 (2%)

Abdomen

11 (20%)

9 (18%)

Acute coronary syndrome

16 (19%)

Others

8 (14%)

4 (8%)

Major trauma

27 (32%)

   

Burns

5 (6%)

   
  1. aSIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Others: central venous catheter, central nervous system and skin. Values are expressed as absolute numbers and percentages. Twenty-one patients in the sepsis group and five patients in the severe sepsis/septic shock group had more than one infection source.
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