Significance of body temperature in elderly patients with sepsis.
Takashi ShimazuiTaka-Aki NakadaKeith R WalleyTaku OshimaToshikazu AbeHiroshi OguraAtsushi ShiraishiShigeki KushimotoDaizoh SaitohSeitaro FujishimaToshihiko MayumiYasukazu ShiinoTakehiko TaruiToru HifumiYasuhiro OtomoKohji OkamotoYutaka UmemuraJoji KotaniYuichiro SakamotoJunichi SasakiShin-Ichiro ShiraishiKiyotsugu TakumaRyosuke TsurutaAkiyoshi HagiwaraKazuma YamakawaTomohiko MasunoNaoshi TakeyamaNorio YamashitaHiroto IkedaMasashi UeyamaSatoshi FujimiSatoshi Gandonull nullPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2020)
In septic patients, we found mortality in non-elderly sepsis patients was increased with hypothermia and decreased with fever. However, mortality in elderly patients was not associated with BT. These results illuminate the difference in the inflammatory response of the elderly compared to non-elderly sepsis patients.