Fever in the critically ill medical patient

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2009, Pages

  Laupland, Kevin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fever; Hyperpyrexia; Hyperthermic syndromes; Neurologic injury; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDOTE; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DANTROLENE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IBUPROFEN; ICE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PLACEBO; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOLING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEART INFARCTION; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INFRARED THERMOMETER; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MECHANICAL PROBE; METABOLIC STRESS; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; ORAL THERMOMETER; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; REVIEW; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SHOCK; TEMPORAL ARTERY THERMOMETER; THERMISTOR; THYROID CRISIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETER; ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRYOANESTHESIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CAUSALITY; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650300238     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181aa6117     Document Type: Article

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