Antipyretic Therapy in Critically Ill Septic Patients

Antipyretic Therapy in Critically Ill Septic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of antipyretic therapy on mortality in critically ill septic adults. DATA SOURCES Literature searches were implemented in Ovid Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, and ClinicalTrials.gov through February 2016. ...

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Antipyretic Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis: An Interaction with Body Temperature

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The effect of antipyretic therapy on mortality in patients with sepsis remains undetermined. The present study aimed to investigate the role of antipyretic therapy in ICU patients with sepsis by using a large clinical database. METHODS The multiparameter intelligent monitoring in intensive care II (MIMIC- II) database was employed for the study. Adult patients with se...

Effect of Antipyretic Therapy on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis Receiving Mechanical Ventilation Treatment

Purpose. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of antipyretic therapy on mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis requiring mechanical ventilation. Methods. In this study, we employed the multiparameter intelligent monitoring in intensive care II (MIMIC-II) database (version 2.6). All patients meeting the criteria for sepsis and also receiving mechanical ventilation treatment...

Antipyretic Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with Established Sepsis: A Trial Sequential Analysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE antipyretic therapy for patients with sepsis has long been debated. The present study aimed to explore the beneficial effect of antipyretic therapy for ICU patients with sepsis. DESIGN systematic review and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials. DATABASE Pubmed, Scopus, EBSCO and EMBASE were searched from inception to August 5, 2014. METHODS Mo...