Podcast #272: More on Temperature in Sepsis

Podcast #272: More on Temperature in Sepsis

Author: David Rosenberg, M.D.

Educational Pearls

  • A study of 20,000 subjects found that reducing fever in sepsis did not improve outcomes such as morbidity, mortality, or length of stay.
  • However, correcting fever may help for patient comfort.

References: Zhang Z, Chen L, Ni H. Antipyretic Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis: An Interaction with Body Temperature. Azevedo LCP, ed. PLoS ONE. 2015;10(3):e0121919. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121919.

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Podcast #205: Post Cardiac Arrest Temperature Control

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Author: Michael Hunt, M.D. Educational Pearls: Research has shown that the higher temperatures post-cardiac arrests may lead to poorer outcomes. Initially, 33 deg C was the target temp. However, more...

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