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The Problem of Fever in ICU Patients

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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine - A.P.I.C.E.

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Abstract

Fever is a complex, coordinated autonomic, neuroendocrine, and behavioral response that is adaptive and is used by nearly all vertebrates as part of the acutephase reaction to immune challenge [1].

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Trieste University School of Medicine, Trieste, Italy

    Antonino Gullo M.D. (Head) (Head)

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Emmi, V., Capra Marzani, F. (1998). The Problem of Fever in ICU Patients. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine - A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2278-2_50

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