Abstract
It has been estimated that nosocomial fever occurs in approximately one-third of hospitalized patients. The incidence is even higher in critically-ill patients in whom both infectious and noninfectious etiologies of fever are common. Polypeptide cytokines (endogenous pyrogens) such as interleukin-1b (IL-1b), tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) act directly on the hypothalamus to affect a fever response by promoting an increase in heat generation and a decrease in heat loss. There is widespread acceptance that in most if not all critically ill neurologic patients fever should be treated but still it is not clear if fever per se in nonneurologic critically ill patients should be treated too. We review physical and pharmacological methods presently utilized to treat fever in critically ill patients.
Keywords: Fever, critically-ill patients, NSAIDs, acetaminophen, steroids, diclofenac
Current Drug Targets
Title: Which Drugs for the Control of Fever in Critical Patients
Volume: 10 Issue: 9
Author(s): R. Fumagalli, G. Bellani and A. Perri
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Keywords: Fever, critically-ill patients, NSAIDs, acetaminophen, steroids, diclofenac
Abstract: It has been estimated that nosocomial fever occurs in approximately one-third of hospitalized patients. The incidence is even higher in critically-ill patients in whom both infectious and noninfectious etiologies of fever are common. Polypeptide cytokines (endogenous pyrogens) such as interleukin-1b (IL-1b), tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) act directly on the hypothalamus to affect a fever response by promoting an increase in heat generation and a decrease in heat loss. There is widespread acceptance that in most if not all critically ill neurologic patients fever should be treated but still it is not clear if fever per se in nonneurologic critically ill patients should be treated too. We review physical and pharmacological methods presently utilized to treat fever in critically ill patients.
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Fumagalli R., Bellani G. and Perri A., Which Drugs for the Control of Fever in Critical Patients, Current Drug Targets 2009; 10 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945009789108828
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-5592 |
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