Fever is the most common symptomatic manifestation in clinical diagnosis. Particularly, in an intensive care unit (ICU) exhibition of fever has huge bearing for diagnostic and treatment decisions. This article provides an overview regarding diagnosis, analysis and management of fever in ICU patients. Intensive care units (ICUs) are highly specialized wards of hospitals which offer close monitoring and highly personalized care to the patients who are critically ill due to various causes.
Fever in patients in ICU is a common manifestation associated to various infectious and noninfectious causalities. Fever is involved in complicating over 70% of all ICU cases, and thus requires special attention in ICUs. It is also found to be associated with increased mortality, increased length of stay, increased cost of care and poorer clinical outcomes. Thus, inadequate assessment and management…
