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From: The duration of SIRS before organ failure is a significant prognostic factor of sepsis

Figure 1

Schematic representation of the progressive course of infection. Sepsis without organ failure or shock in the early stage progresses to severe sepsis or septic shock in the advanced stage. Sepsis was defined as an infection with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Severe sepsis and septic shock were defined as sepsis with any organ failure and sepsis with shock, respectively. Duration of SIRS before organ failure (DSOF) was defined as the duration from the first recognition of SIRS to the first recognition of organ failure or septic shock.

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