Impact of fever on outcome in patients with stroke and neurologic injury: A comprehensive meta-analysis

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3029-3035

  Greer, David M ^a   Funk, Susan E ^b   Reaven, Nancy L ^b   Ouzounelli, Myrsini ^b   Uman, Gwen C ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Strategic Health Resources   (Canada)

^c Vital Research LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever; Meta analysis; Outcome; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOLING; EFFECT SIZE; FEVER; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55749106045     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.521583     Document Type: Article

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