Parameters | Signs |
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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 |