Definisjonen av sepsis fra Up-to-date:
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) — SIRS refers to the consequences of a dysregulated host inflammatory response. It is clinically recognized by the presence of two or more of the following (table 1):
* Temperature >38.5ºC or <35ºC
* Heart rate >90 beats/min
* Respiratory rate >20 breaths/min or PaCO2 <32 mmHg
* WBC >12,000 cells/mm3, <4000 cells/mm3, or >10 percent immature (band) forms
Sepsis = the clinical signs that define SIRS are present and are due to either a culture-proven infection or an infection identified by visual inspection.
Så: Det kan være sepsis, men en må vite mer for å kunne fastslå det sikkert.