Author(s)

Ling Liu^1*, Jiayi Wang^1*, Yingxue Zhong¹, Chunhua Wang¹, Yu Chen^1#, Yitao Mao^2#, Zhiwei Mou^1#

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
²Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.

Purpose: To explore the fever-related risk factors of inpatients in Rehabilitation Department, and to provide reference for patients with high risk of fever to take corresponding nursing measures. Methods: The study was conducted on the Rehabilitation Department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University from July 2019 to December 2019. The fever group included 51 patients and the non-fever group included 49 patients without fever. The two groups of clinical data, comorbidities, related laboratory values, possible risk factors of fever were analyzed by case regression analysis, and the relevant risk factors were screened out by LASSO (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) regression analysis. Results: According to the results of Lasso regression analysis, pressure sore or skin infection, history of hypertension, current history of respiratory tract infection, feeding patterns were the higher risk factors of fever in inpatients in Rehabilitation Department, while the first course of disease, main diagnosis, history of respiratory tract infection within half a year, kidney damage and hospitalization days were lower risk factors. Conclusion: This study is helpful to early identify the fever risk of inpatients in Rehabilitation Department, and provide reference basis for high-risk fever patients to take positive and effective nursing measures.

Rehabilitation Department, Fever, Risk Factors, Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator, Nursing Care

Liu, L., Wang, J., Zhong, Y., Wang, C., Chen, Y., Mao, Y. and Mou, Z. (2020) Analysis of Risk Factors of Fever among Inpatients in Rehabilitation Department Based on Lasso Regression Analysis. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 8, 122-131. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2020.85012.