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Table 1 Clinician response to temperatures in sepsis

From: Management of temperature in sepsis: a survey of current practice and opinion of uk intensive care consultants

Temperature-->

<34 C

34-35 C

35-36 C

36-37 C

37-38 C

38-39 C

39-40 C

40-41 C

>41 C

I would use pharmacological cooling

    

12.3%

66.4%

86.1%

88.6%

90.7%

I would use physical/invasive cooling

    

6.3%

18.9%

56.8%

77.8%

80%

I would use physical/invasive warming

83.7%

79.5%

56.8%

2.3%

     

This temperature causes slight concern

4.8%

34.2%

52.5%

7.3%

14.6%

65.9%

43.9%

5.0%

0%

This temperature causes severe concern

95.2%

63.4%

7.5%

  

9.8%

53.7%

95.0%

100%