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Defining fever: likelihood of infection diagnosis as a function of body temperature in the emergency department

Authors: E Small, CM Clements

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 2/2014

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Fever predicts an infection cause of SIRS/sepsis more specifically than other commonly used hemodynamic criteria. Traditionally, a body temperature of 38.0°C has been used to define fever, but this cutoff is based on limited research. Furthermore, it has been proposed that fever responses are blunted in older adults, limiting the utility of fever in infection. This study determines the likelihood that a body temperature will predict diagnosis of infection in the emergency department (ED). …

Title: Defining fever: likelihood of infection diagnosis as a function of body temperature in the emergency department
Authors: E Small
CM Clements
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc14045

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