Hypothermie bij ouderen: Zoek naar de onderliggende oorzaak

Marlies Verhoeff; Birgitta M G Snijders; Sophie de Winter-de Vries; Marvin J Roos; C J P W Keijsers; Floor J A van Deudekom

Hypothermie bij ouderen: Zoek naar de onderliggende oorzaak

Translated title of the contribution: Hypothermia in elderly patients

Marlies Verhoeff, Birgitta M G Snijders, Sophie de Winter-de Vries, Marvin J Roos, C J P W Keijsers, Floor J A van Deudekom

Geriatrics

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Abstract

Hypothermia in older patients is a serious symptom, with high morbidity and mortality, and often an atypical presentation of an underlying problem. The most common causes are an infection and exposure to extreme cold ('accidental hypothermia'), but there are other, less common causes. These two cases show hypothermia as one of the symptoms in atypical presentations of underlying conditions. It is important to run diagnostics for infectious diseases and other underlying causes, and start antibiotics promptly. If there is no response to antibiotics and diagnostics do not reveal evidence of an infection, clinicians need to consider other causes of hypothermia.

Translated title of the contribution	Hypothermia in elderly patients
Original language	Dutch
Article number	D7923
Journal	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume	168
Publication status	Published - 3 Jan 2024

Keywords

Aged
Humans
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
Hypothermia/complications

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Hypothermie bij ouderen: Zoek naar de onderliggende oorzaak

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