Brain Injury as a Risk Factor for Fever Upon Admission to the Intensive Care Unit and Association With In-Hospital Case Fatality: A Matched Cohort Study

Conclusion:
These data suggest that fever is a frequent occurrence after brain injury, and that it is independently associated with in-hospital case fatality.

Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - January 9, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Rincon, F., Patel, U., Schorr, C., Lee, E., Ross, S., Dellinger, R. P., Zanotti-Cavazzoni, S. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research