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Table 1 Possible signs of sepsis (adapted from [7])

From: Reducing mortality in sepsis: new directions

Parameters

Signs

General

Fever, chills

Inflammatory

Altered white blood cell count, increased serum concentrations of C-reactive protein or procalcitonin

Coagulopathy

Increased D-dimers, low protein C, increased prothrombin time/activated partial thromboplastin time

Hemodynamic

Tachycardia, increased cardiac output, low systemic vascular resistance, low oxygen extraction ratio

Metabolic

Increased insulin requirements

Tissue perfusion

Altered skin perfusion, reduced urine output

Organ dysfunction

Increased urea and creatinine, low platelet count or other coagulation abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia