Table 2: Stress factor according to type of stress [18].
Stress |
Stress
factor |
Fever
per degree over 37°C |
1.1 |
Minor
injury |
1.2 |
Clean
wound |
1.2 |
Mild
infection |
1.2 |
Minor
surgery |
1.2 |
Major
surgery |
1.3 |
Infected
wound |
1.3 |
Bone
fracture |
1.3 |
Moderate
infection |
1.4 |
Malignancy |
1.5 |
Respiratory
diseases |
1.5 |
Major
trauma |
1.5 |
Major
infection (sepsis) |
1.5 |
Severe
burn |
2.0 |
Combination
|
2.0 |