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Table 4 Classification of patients defined by 1992 ACCP/SCCM and 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS sepsis definitions.

From: Different patient case mix by applying the 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS sepsis definitions instead of the 1992 ACCP/SCCM sepsis definitions in surgical patients: a retrospective observational study

ACCP/SCCM 1992

SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS 2003

Alive+dead

Alive

Dead

Mortality(%)

Matching classification 1992 = 2003

Septic shock

Septic shock

159

116

43

37

SIRS shock

SIRS shock

57

45

12

27

Severe sepsis

Severe sepsis

34

33

1

3

Severe SIRS

Severe SIRS

72

69

3

4

Sepsis

Sepsis

14

12

2

17

SIRS

SIRS

69

66

3

5

Infection

Infection

0

0

0

0

No infection

No infection

7

7

0

0

Total shock patients

216

161

55

25

Total severe patients

106

102

4

4

Total severe + shock patients

322

263

59

18

Total classification 1992 = 2003

412

348

64

16

Mismatching classification 1992 > 2003

Septic shock

Severe sepsis

2

2

0

0

Septic shock

Sepsis

1

1

0

0

SIRS shock

Severe SIRS

4

3

1

33

SIRS shock

SIRS

3

2

1

50

Severe SIRS

SIRS

9

8

1

13

SIRS

No infection

2

1

1

100

Total shock patients 1992

10

8

2

20

Total severe patients 1992

9

8

1

11

Total severe + shock patients 1992

19

16

3

16

Total mismatching classification 1992 > 2003

21

17

4

19

Mismatching classification 2003 > 1992

Severe sepsis

Septic shock

22

21

1

5

Sepsis

Septic shock

18

17

1

6

Infection

Septic shock

6

6

0

0

Severe SIRS

SIRS shock

16

13

3

23

SIRS

SIRS shock

42

39

3

8

No infection

SIRS shock

8

8

0

0

Sepsis

Severe sepsis

19

18

1

6

Infection

Severe sepsis

6

6

0

0

SIRS

Severe SIRS

71

71

0

0

No infection

Severe SIRS

44

44

0

0

Infection

Sepsis

1

1

0

0

No infection

SIRS

56

56

0

0

Total shock patients 2003

112

104

8

7

Total severe patients 2003

140

139

1

1

Total severe + shock patients 2003

252

243

9

4

Total mismatching classification 2003 > 1992

309

300

9

3

Total classification 1992 and/or 2003

Total shock patients 1992 and/or 2003

338

273

65

19

Total patients

742

665

77

10