ReviewJournal of intensive care2014
Body temperature abnormalities in non-neurological critically ill patients: a review of the literature.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Fever Is Associated with Reduced, Hypothermia with Increased Mortality in Septic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Admission body temperature and in-hospital mortality in critically ill children with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery and Enhanced Recovery: Recent Advances and Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Spontaneous and pharmacologically induced hypothermia protect mice against endotoxic shock.British journal of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Association between hypothermia and hyperthermia and 28-day mortality in pediatric intensive care unit patients: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of continuous temperature measurement methods in the intensive care unit: standard bladder catheter measurements versus non-invasive transcutaneous sensors.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Article
- Association of body temperature and mortality in critically ill patients: an observational study using two large databases.European journal of medical research · 2024Observational
- A Systematic Review on Outcomes of Patients with Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2023Article
- Intradermal Glycine Detection with a Wearable Microneedle Biosensor: The First In Vivo Assay.Analytical chemistry · 2022Article
- An Innovative Wearable Device For Monitoring Continuous Body Surface Temperature (HEARThermo): Instrument Validation Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Delayed Fever and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Urinary Tract Infection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Impact of ambient temperature on inflammation-induced encephalopathy in endotoxemic mice-role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2020Article
- Heat stroke.Journal of intensive care · 2018Review
- Outcome of severe infections in afebrile neutropenic cancer patients.Radiology and oncology · 2016Article
- Targeted temperature management in intensive care - Do we let nature take its course?Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2016Article
- Development of a novel scheme for long-term body temperature monitoring: a review of benefits and applications.Journal of medical systems · 2015Article
- Risk Factors for Development of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Urinary Tract Infection.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
Body temperature abnormalities, which occur because of several infectious and non-infectious etiologies, are among the most commonly noted symptoms of critically ill patients. These abnormalities frequently trigger changes in patient management. The purpose of this article was to review the contemporary literature investigating the definition and occurrence of body temperature abnormalities in addition to their impact on illness severity and mortality in critically ill non-neurological patients, particularly in patients with severe sepsis. Reports on the influence of fever on outcomes are inconclusive, and the presence of fever per se may not contribute to increased mortality in critically ill patients. In patients with severe sepsis, the impacts of elevated body temperature and hypothermia on mortality and the severity of physiologic decline are different. Hypothermia is significantly associated with an increased risk of mortality. In contrast, elevated body temperature may not be associated with increased disease severity or risk of mortality. In patients with severe sepsis, the effect of fever and fever control on outcomes requires further research.
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