Association of Immediate Postoperative Temperature in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit with 1-Year Mortality: Retrospective Analysis Using Digital Axillary Thermometers

Background Postoperative body temperature is closely associated with prognosis although there is limited research regarding this association at Postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Furthermore, no studies have used digital axillary thermometers to measure Postoperative body temperature. This study investigated the association between mortality and Postoperative temperature measured using a digital axillary thermometer within 10 minutes after ICU admission.