Tag: fever
Fever is Associated with Reduced Mortality in ICU Patients with Sepsis
To evaluate the association of body temperature with mortality in septic patients admitted to the ICU from the ward. In addition, we intend to investigate whether the timing of antibiotic administration was different... read more
Give that Febrile Patient a Blanket!
The practice of not allowing patients with a fever to have a blanket is predicated on the intriguing and complex scientific relationship between body temperature and medical outcomes. We know that an elevated temperature... read more
Should We Treat Fever in Critically Ill Patients Without Acute Brain Pathology?
In one of the sessions at #LIVES2019 in Berlin, Prof. Frank Van Haren of Canberra Hospital, Australia, presented findings from the Randomised Evaluation of Active Control of Temperature versus Ordinary Temperature Management... read more
