Search Tag: fever

2024 03 Oct

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Fever occurs in up to 90% of stroke patients within the first seven days and is linked to secondary brain injury and worse outcomes. For every 1°C increase in temperature, the odds of poor outcomes and short-term mortality increase by 2.2, particularly within the first 24 hours. Fever has a similarly...Read more

2019 03 Oct

In one of the sessions at #LIVES2019 in Berlin, Prof. Frank Van Haren of Canberra Hospital, Australia, presented findings from the Randomised Evaluation of Active Control of Temperature versus Ordinary Temperature Management (REACTOR) trial. The question which this study aimed to answer was whether there is a reason why fever should be actively...Read more