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Body Temperature Change

MedGen UID:
626
•Concept ID:
C0005904
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Body Temperature Changes; Change, Body Temperature; Changes, Body Temperature; Temperature Change, Body; Temperature Changes, Body

Definition

Significant alterations in temperature of the human body, above or below 98.6 degrees F. or 37 degrees C. when taken orally. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Septic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Earwood JS, Walker TR, Sue GJC
Am Fam Physician 2021 Dec 1;104(6):589-597. PMID: 34913662
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sore Throat.
Krüger K, Töpfner N, Berner R, Windfuhr J, Oltrogge JH; Guideline group
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021 Mar 19;118(11):188-94. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0121. PMID: 33602392Free PMC Article
Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america.
Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clin Infect Dis 2011 Feb 15;52(4):e56-93. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir073. PMID: 21258094

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Body temperature trends of critically Ill patients on continuous renal replacement therapy: A single-center retrospective study.
Challener D, Frank R, Kashani K, O'Horo J
Am J Med Sci 2022 Oct;364(4):404-408. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.03.016. PMID: 35460642
Risk for heat-related illness among wildland firefighters: job tasks and core body temperature change.
West MR, Costello S, Sol JA, Domitrovich JW
Occup Environ Med 2020 Jul;77(7):433-438. Epub 2020 Jan 29 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106186. PMID: 31996475
What is the predictor of the intraoperative body temperature in abdominal surgery?
Miyazaki R, Hoka S
J Anesth 2019 Feb;33(1):67-73. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2585-6. PMID: 30498930
Body temperature change and outcomes in patients undergoing long-distance air medical transport.
Nakajima M, Aso S, Yasunaga H, Shirokawa M, Nakano T, Miyakuni Y, Goto H, Yamaguchi Y
Am J Emerg Med 2019 Jan;37(1):89-93. Epub 2018 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.064. PMID: 29730095
Effect of MRI strength and propofol sedation on pediatric core temperature change.
Isaacson DL, Yanosky DJ, Jones RA, Dennehy N, Spandorfer P, Baxter AL
J Magn Reson Imaging 2011 Apr;33(4):950-6. doi: 10.1002/jmri.22486. PMID: 21448962

Diagnosis

Perioperative Anaphylaxis from a Perspective of Temperature.
Luo J, Chen Q, Min S, Yu J
J Invest Surg 2022 Apr;35(4):833-840. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1922553. PMID: 33998366
What is the predictor of the intraoperative body temperature in abdominal surgery?
Miyazaki R, Hoka S
J Anesth 2019 Feb;33(1):67-73. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2585-6. PMID: 30498930
Body temperature change during anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy: implications for quality incentives in anesthesiology.
Modell JH, Gravenstein N, Morey TE
Anesth Analg 2008 Nov;107(5):1618-20. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31817b7c35. PMID: 18931220
Does the body temperature change in older people?
Güneş UY, Zaybak A
J Clin Nurs 2008 Sep;17(17):2284-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02272.x. PMID: 18705705
Thermal response to serotonergic challenge and aggression in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children.
Donovan AM, Halperin JM, Newcorn JH, Sharma V
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 1999;9(2):85-91. doi: 10.1089/cap.1999.9.85. PMID: 10461818

Therapy

Perioperative Anaphylaxis from a Perspective of Temperature.
Luo J, Chen Q, Min S, Yu J
J Invest Surg 2022 Apr;35(4):833-840. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1922553. PMID: 33998366
ASPIRE trial: study protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial of aspirin for overheating during exercise in multiple sclerosis.
Kever A, Nelson KE, Aguerre IM, Riley CS, Boehme A, Lee NW, Strauss Farber R, Levin SN, Stein J, Leavitt VM
BMJ Open 2020 Nov 14;10(11):e039691. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039691. PMID: 33191260Free PMC Article
Visceral fat, but not subcutaneous fat, is associated with lower core temperature during laparoscopic surgery.
Miyazaki R, Hoka S, Yamaura K
PLoS One 2019;14(6):e0218281. Epub 2019 Jun 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218281. PMID: 31188877Free PMC Article
The antipyretic efficacy and safety of propacetamol compared with dexibuprofen in febrile children: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, comparative, phase 3 clinical trial.
Choi SJ, Moon S, Choi UY, Chun YH, Lee JH, Rhim JW, Lee J, Kim HM, Jeong DC
BMC Pediatr 2018 Jun 23;18(1):201. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1166-z. PMID: 29935535Free PMC Article
Intra-amniotic administration of lipopolysaccharide induces spontaneous preterm labor and birth in the absence of a body temperature change.
Gomez-Lopez N, Romero R, Arenas-Hernandez M, Panaitescu B, Garcia-Flores V, Mial TN, Sahi A, Hassan SS
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Feb;31(4):439-446. Epub 2017 Feb 23 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1287894. PMID: 28139962Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Dynamics of temperature change during experimental respiratory virus challenge: Relationships with symptoms, stress hormones, and inflammation.
Gassen J, Nowak TJ, Henderson AD, Muehlenbein MP
Brain Behav Immun 2022 Jan;99:157-165. Epub 2021 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.10.001. PMID: 34624484
Perioperative Anaphylaxis from a Perspective of Temperature.
Luo J, Chen Q, Min S, Yu J
J Invest Surg 2022 Apr;35(4):833-840. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1922553. PMID: 33998366
Ascitic IL-10 Concentration Predicts Prognosis of Patients Undergoing Cell-Free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy.
Ito T, Hanafusa N, Iwase S, Noiri E, Nangaku M, Nakagawa K, Miyagawa K
Ther Apher Dial 2020 Feb;24(1):90-95. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12863. PMID: 31157953
What is the predictor of the intraoperative body temperature in abdominal surgery?
Miyazaki R, Hoka S
J Anesth 2019 Feb;33(1):67-73. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2585-6. PMID: 30498930
Body temperature change and outcomes in patients undergoing long-distance air medical transport.
Nakajima M, Aso S, Yasunaga H, Shirokawa M, Nakano T, Miyakuni Y, Goto H, Yamaguchi Y
Am J Emerg Med 2019 Jan;37(1):89-93. Epub 2018 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.064. PMID: 29730095

Clinical prediction guides

Dynamics of temperature change during experimental respiratory virus challenge: Relationships with symptoms, stress hormones, and inflammation.
Gassen J, Nowak TJ, Henderson AD, Muehlenbein MP
Brain Behav Immun 2022 Jan;99:157-165. Epub 2021 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.10.001. PMID: 34624484
Perioperative Anaphylaxis from a Perspective of Temperature.
Luo J, Chen Q, Min S, Yu J
J Invest Surg 2022 Apr;35(4):833-840. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1922553. PMID: 33998366
Visceral fat, but not subcutaneous fat, is associated with lower core temperature during laparoscopic surgery.
Miyazaki R, Hoka S, Yamaura K
PLoS One 2019;14(6):e0218281. Epub 2019 Jun 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218281. PMID: 31188877Free PMC Article
What is the predictor of the intraoperative body temperature in abdominal surgery?
Miyazaki R, Hoka S
J Anesth 2019 Feb;33(1):67-73. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2585-6. PMID: 30498930
Intra-amniotic administration of lipopolysaccharide induces spontaneous preterm labor and birth in the absence of a body temperature change.
Gomez-Lopez N, Romero R, Arenas-Hernandez M, Panaitescu B, Garcia-Flores V, Mial TN, Sahi A, Hassan SS
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Feb;31(4):439-446. Epub 2017 Feb 23 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1287894. PMID: 28139962Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The role of warmed-humidified carbon dioxide insufflation in colorectal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sharma S, McKechnie T, Khamar J, Wu K, Hong D, Eskicioglu C
Colorectal Dis 2024 Jan;26(1):7-21. Epub 2023 Nov 20 doi: 10.1111/codi.16798. PMID: 37985859

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