Good and bad fever

Crit Care. 2012 Dec 12;16(2):119. doi: 10.1186/cc11237.

Abstract

Fever is considered a key actor of innate immunity aimed to fight infection. A new investigation reports an association of the use of antipyretic drugs with poorer outcome among patients with sepsis. In contrast, high temperature in non-infectious intensive care patients is associated with higher mortality.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antipyretics / adverse effects*
  • Body Temperature / drug effects*
  • Critical Illness / mortality*
  • Critical Illness / therapy*
  • Female
  • Fever / mortality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sepsis / mortality*

Substances

  • Antipyretics