Early antipyretic exposure does not increase mortality in patients with gram-negative severe sepsis: A retrospective cohort study

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-470

  Mohr, Nicholas ^a   Skrupky, Lee ^b   Fuller, Brian ^c   Moy, Hawnwan ^c   Alunday, Robert ^c   Wallendorf, Michael ^c   Micek, Scott ^b   Fagley, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antipyretics; Bacteremia; Fever; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPYRETICS; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 84866546192     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-012-0848-z     Document Type: Article

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