Triage body temperature and its influence on patients with acute myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fever can occur after acute myocardial infarction (MI). The influence of body temperature (BT) after hospital arrival on patients with acute MI has rarely been investigated.

Methods

Patients who were diagnosed with acute MI in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary teaching hospital between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 were enrolled. Based on the tympanic temperature obtained at the ED triage, patients were categorized into normothermic (35.5°C-37.5°C), hypothermic (< 35.5°C), or hyperthermic (> 37.5°C) groups. The primary outcome was in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), while the secondary outcomes were adverse events. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.

Results

There were 440 enrollees; significant differences were found among the norm

SUBMITTER: Chen SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403904 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature