Non-infectious Fever After Acute Spinal Cord Injury in the Intensive Care Unit

ÜLGER F., Pehlivanlar K., ÖZTÜRK Ç., AKSOY İ., Küçük A. O., MURAT N.

JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, vol.42, no.3, pp.310-317, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1387715
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.310-317
  • Keywords: ICU, mortality, neurogenic fever, non-infectious fever, spinal cord injury, CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS, BRAIN TEMPERATURE, NEUROGENIC FEVER, RISK-FACTORS, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, TRAUMA
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the frequency, etiology, risk factors and clinical outcomes in acute traumatic SCI patients who develop fever and to evaluate the relationship between fever and mortality.