The epidemiology of spontaneous fever and hypothermia on admission of brain injury patients to intensive care units: a multicenter cohort study.
Conclusions Fever is frequently encountered in the acute phase of brain injury, and a small proportion of patients with brain injuries may also develop spontaneous hypothermia. The effect of fever on mortality rates differed by neurological diagnosis. Both early spontaneous fever and hypothermia conferred a higher risk of in-hospital death after brain injury.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rincon F, Hunter K, Schorr C, Dellinger RP, Zanotti-Cavazzoni S Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research
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