Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine

Table 3

Clinical Syndromic Approach to Fever in the CCU

Either community-acquired or

Usual maximum temperature

System

Community-acquired fevers

Nosocomial fevers

nosocomial fever



102

8 F



102

8 F

CNS Cardiovascular

.

Meningitis

.

Encephalitis

.

Brain abscess

.

SBE

.

Viral pericarditis

.

Neurosurgical shunt infection

.

Posterior fossa syndrome

.

CVC infections

.

Lead/generator infected pacemakerassociated infections

.

Postpericardiotomy syndrome

.

Postperfusion syndrome (CMV)

.

“Balloon pump fever”

.

Sternal osteomyelitis

.

Central fevers

.

CVAs

.

Massive ICH

.

Seizures

.

ABE

{

.

Myocardial infarction

.

Myocardial/ perivalvular abscess

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Clinical Approach to Fever in Critical Care 3