Search results for "Fever"
No temperature cutoff accurately identifies patients with bacteremia
An analysis of hospital records found a U-shaped relationship between body temperature and bacteremia, with the highest risk at 103 °F or above; however, only 45% of patients with bacteremia had a maximum temperature of 100.4 °F or above during hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/12/no-temperature-cutoff-accurately-identifies-patients-with-bacteremia.htm
12 Apr 2023
Upper range of normal temperature in noninfected hospitalized patients below 100.4 °F
A study of almost 500,000 oral temperature measurements of medical inpatients without malignancy, infection, or immunological dysfunction found that in 99%, the top of the range was 99.9 °F, leading study authors to suggest it may be time to reassess the definition of fever.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/19/1.htm
19 May 2021
Central thermometers preferred to peripheral when temperature could influence diagnosis, treatment
Researchers reviewed 75 published prospective studies comparing the accuracy of tympanic membrane, temporal artery, axillary, or oral thermometers with pulmonary artery catheter, urinary bladder, esophageal, or rectal thermometers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/4.htm
18 Nov 2015