A CIRCADIAN DISTRIBUTION TO FEBRILE EPISODES IN NEUTROPENIC PATIENTS

被引:3
作者
MAHER, J
BROWNE, P
DALY, L
MCCANN, SR
DALY, PA
机构
[1] ST JAMES HOSP, DEPT CLIN HAEMATOL ONCOL, DUBLIN 8, IRELAND
[2] NATL UNIV IRELAND UNIV COLL DUBLIN, DEPT COMMUNITY MED, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND
关键词
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEVER; NEUTROPENIA;
D O I
10.1007/BF00366903
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Four-hourly temperature charts relating to 63 febrile neutropenic episodes in 32 patients were assessed for a circadian distribution to the onset of fever (>37.5-degrees-C) using the Edward's test. A highly significant distribution was found with the maximum incidence of febrile events between the hours of 5 p.m. and midnight (acrophase 9.30 p.m.). Patients were 5.53 times more likely to develop fever at 9.30 p.m. that 9.30 a.m.
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