Paediatric fever management practices and antipyretic use among doctors and nurses in New Zealand emergency departments.

Eunicia Tan Sierra BeckLibby HaskellAlastair MacLeanAlice RoganMartin ThanBridget VenningChristopher WhiteKim YatesChristopher Jd McKinlayStuart R Dalziel

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)

Just over 10% of New Zealand ED doctors and nurses demonstrated adherence to paediatric fever management best practice guidelines. A RCT of antipyretics in febrile children <2 years of age specifically addressing relief of discomfort as a primary outcome is strongly supported.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency department
primary care
intensive care unit
mental health
young adults
medical students
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metabolic syndrome