Fever in non-neurological critically ill patients: A systematic review of observational studies

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 428-433

  Egi, Moritoki ^a   Morita, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antipyretic; Critically ill; Fever; Mortality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEVER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEVER; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 84862790431     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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