Body temperature patterns as a predictor of hospital-acquired sepsis in afebrile adult intensive care unit patients

Body temperature patterns as a predictor of hospital-acquired sepsis in afebrile adult intensive care unit patients: A case-control study. Critical care, Sept 2013, 17: R200

Drewry, A.M., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/17/5/R200/abstract

Early treatment of sepsis improves survival, but early diagnosis of hospital-acquired sepsis, especially in critically ill patients, is challenging. Evidence suggests that subtle changes in body temperature patterns may be an early indicator of sepsis, but data is limited. The aim of this study was to examine whether abnormal body temperature patterns, as identified by visual examination, could predict the subsequent diagnosis of sepsis in afebrile critically ill patients.