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19 Although these mechanisms are protective, the systemic response to surgery can lead to SIRS (Figure 3 - Appendix 2) [62], [91], [156]. The stress response to surgery and THNCT is characterized by increased secretion of stress hormones (adrenaline and cortisol, …) [91], [108]. This response is ...

51 ‡) The physician diagnoses sepsis including symptoms of infection, systemic toxicity consistent with sepsis (fever > 38 0 C or hypothermia < 36 0 C , chills, hypotension [systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg], tachycardia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, acidosis, .). For children ≤ 1 ...