Threshold for defining fever varies with age, especially in children: A multi‐site diagnostic accuracy study

Threshold for defining fever varies with age, especially in children: A multi‐site diagnostic accuracy study

Aim The American Academy of Pediatrics and the European Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine guideline define fever as a temperature >38.0°C for all ages and recommend use of rectal thermometers in children

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Veröffentlicht in:Nursing open 2021-09, Vol.8 (5), p.2705-2721
Hauptverfasser: Kasbekar, Rajesh, Naz, Aftab, Marcos, Lorenzo, Liu, Yingjie, Hendrickson, Kristine, Gorsich, James C., Baun, Matt
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accuracy
adult
Age groups
age‐based
Body temperature
children
Emergency medical care
Fever
Illnesses
infant
Infections
Medical diagnosis
newborn
Newborn babies
Nursing
paediatrics
parents
Pediatrics
Reading
sensitivity
specificity
Teenagers
thermometer
Thermometers
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Zusammenfassung:Aim The American Academy of Pediatrics and the European Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine guideline define fever as a temperature >38.0°C for all ages and recommend use of rectal thermometers in children
ISSN:2054-1058
2054-1058
DOI:10.1002/nop2.831