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Pediatric SIRS & Sepsis Criteria (IPSCC 2005 – historical)

Historical SIRS criteria of the consensus conference 2005 (temperature, heart and respiratory rate, leukocytes) – no longer recommended for the diagnosis of sepsis since Phoenix 2024

Details

Age

Core temperature (°C)

Heart rate (mean, without external stimuli) (/min)

Respiratory rate (mean) (/min)

Ventilation for an acute process

Leukocytes (G/l)

More than 10 % immature neutrophils

Suspected or proven infection

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Sources

International pediatric sepsis consensus conference: definitions for sepsis and organ dysfunction in pediatrics (Pediatr Crit Care Med 6:2–8) – Tables 2 and 3 Goldstein B, Giroir B, Randolph A; International Consensus Conference on Pediatric Sepsis, 2005. Consensus conference (full text read)

Scientific basis last reviewed: September 2026.

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Calculation aid for healthcare professionals. Percentiles and z-scores describe the position of a measured value in the reference population; clinical assessment remains with the treating physician.