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10713016

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Fever is a common problem in ICU patients. The presence of fever frequently results in the performance of diagnostic tests and procedures that significantly increase medical costs and expose the patient to unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedures and the inappropriate use of antibiotics. ICU patients frequently have multiple infectious and noninfectious causes of fever, necessitating a systematic and comprehensive diagnostic approach. Pneumonia, sinusitis, and blood stream infection are the most common infectious causes of fever. The urinary tract is unimportant in most ICU patients as a primary source of infection. Fever is a basic evolutionary response to infection, is an important host defense mechanism and, in the majority of patients, does not require treatment in itself. This article reviews the common infectious and noninfectious causes of fever in ICU patients and outlines a rational approach to the management of this problem.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0012-3692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
855-69
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Fever in the ICU.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Critical Care, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010-2975, USA. pem4@mhg.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review