Epidemiology and risk stratification of young infants presenting to the emergency department with hypothermia.
Michelle L WangIndi TrehanPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2024)
Hypothermic infants have slightly lower rates of SBI or HSV than febrile infants, for whom infectious studies are widely recommended, but still high enough to warrant an infectious workup in most cases. Further research is required to risk stratify hypothermic infants in the ED to standardize care and improve outcomes while optimizing resource utilization.