systemic inflammatory response syndrome References Quizzes 44 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Health and Medicine Quizzes systemic inflammatory response syndrome pathology Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: SIRS Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: sepsis/ Related conditionsSepsis is also distinguished from systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), a condition that can arise independent of infection (e.g., from factors such as burns or trauma). Read MoreSepsis is also distinguished from systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), a condition that can arise independent of infection (e.g., from factors such as burns or trauma). Read More