Severe Hypothermia Increases the Risk for Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Infection
Author(s) -
Kevin B. Laupland,
JeanRalph Zahar,
Christophe Adrie,
Clémence Minet,
Aurélien Vésin,
Dany Goldgran-Tolédano,
E. Azoulay,
Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas,
Yves Cohen,
Carole Schwebel,
Sarah Jamali,
Michaël Darmon,
A.-S. Dumenil,
Hela Kallel,
Bertrand Souweine,
JeanFrançois Timsit
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir1033
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , hypothermia , intensive care medicine , risk factor , intensive care , emergency medicine , anesthesia
Although hypothermia is widely accepted as a risk factor for subsequent infection in surgical patients, it has not been well defined in medical patients. We sought to assess the risk of acquiring intensive care unit (ICU)--acquired infection after hypothermia among medical ICU patients.
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