Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008462",
  "term": "Systemic inflammatory response syndrome",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A serious condition in which there is inflammation throughout the whole body. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome may be caused by an infection, trauma, surgery, ischemia (lack of blood supply to a part of the body), or certain conditions, such as an autoimmune disorder or pancreatitis. To be diagnosed with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, a person must have two or more of the following: low or high body temperature, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and an abnormal white blood cell count. When systemic inflammatory response syndrome occurs as a result of a known infection, it may be called sepsis. Sepsis can be severe or life threatening and lead to multiple organ failure and shock. Also called SIRS.",
  "synonyms": [
    "SIRS"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/systemic-inflammatory-response-syndrome/"
}