A big data analysis of fever threshold and vital sign characteristics using tympanic temperature in hospitalized patients.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to analyze vital sign characteristics of adult patients admitted at the Tertiary Hospital, and to define fever threshold and average body temperature by examining the tympanic temperatures of all patients. Retrospective medical data were extracted from 9195 patients aged > 21 years admitted to a tertiary hospital for elective surgeries between 2016 and 2020. Data regarding the patients' vital signs during their hospital stay, including tympanic body temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate, were analyzed according to age, sex, and circadian rhythm. A normal-distribution graph was obtained when all the body temperature results were aligned. The average body temperature measured was 36.91 ± 0.45 °C (average ± standard deviation), indicating a potential fever threshold o

SUBMITTER: Han HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551164 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature