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Table 2 Reported causes of systemic inflammation of no infectious etiology

From: Accuracy of Pancreatic Stone Protein for diagnosis of sepsis in children admitted to pediatric intensive care or high-dependency care: a pilot study

Etiology of SIRS

All = n 18

trauma/politrauma

4 (22%)

cerebral hemorrhage

2 (11%)

solid tumor

1 (5,5%)

inflammatory/reumatologic disease

2 (11%)

respiratory failure in central hypoventilation

1 (5,5%)

chemical/inflammatory pneumonia

3 (17%)

fever of unknow origin

5 (28%)