Management of spontaneous septic hypothermia in intensive care. A national survey of French intensive care units

The benefit of temperature control in sepsis or septic shock is still under debate in the literature. We developed a national survey to assess the current state of knowledge and the practical management of spontaneous septic hypothermia in French intensive care units. Out of more 764 intensivists wh...

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Published in:Frontiers in medicine 2024-06, Vol.11, p.1393781
Main Authors: Eustache, Gabriel, Le Balc'h, Pierre, Launey, Yoann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
hypothermia
Medicine
sepsis
septic shock
spontaneous septic hypothermia
temperature control
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Summary:The benefit of temperature control in sepsis or septic shock is still under debate in the literature. We developed a national survey to assess the current state of knowledge and the practical management of spontaneous septic hypothermia in French intensive care units. Out of more 764 intensivists who were contacted, 436 responded to the survey. The majority of doctors (52.4%) considered spontaneous septic hypothermia to be a frequently encountered situation in intensive care, and 62.1% were interested in this problem. Definition of spontaneous septic hypothermia among French intensivists was not consensual. More than half of the doctors questioned (57.1%) stated that they did not actively rewarm patients suffering from spontaneous septic hypothermia.
ISSN:2296-858X
2296-858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2024.1393781