A5V4d

Feverish illness in children
Number of studies Number of children Effect *
1 (Erlewyn-
Lajeunesse et al.,
2006)
1 (Walson et al.,
1989)
1 (Walson et al.,
1989)
1 (Nadal et al.,
2002)
1.5 hours
1 (Nadal et al.,
2002)
2 hours
1 (Nadal et al.,
2002)
1 (Van Esch et al.,
1995)
1 (Vauzelle-
Kervrodan et al.,
1997)
1 (Walson et al.,
1989)
1 (Walson et al.,
1989)
1 (Kauffman et al.,
1992)
1 (Kauffman et al.,
1992)
1 (Autret-Leca et al.,
2007)
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Ibuprofen Paracetamol Relative
(95% confidence
interval)
37.81°C (SD
0.69), n = 35 g
100.9°F (SD 1),
n = 29 g
100.8°F (SD
0.9) n = 25 l
37.93°C (SD
0.72) , n = 100 o
37.61°C (SD
0.73), n = 100 o
37.50°C (SD
0.74) n = 100 o
37.60°C (SD
0.6025), n = 30 g
37.9°C (SD
0.7), n = 58 l
99.8°F (SD
1.1), n = 29 g
99.5°F (SD 0.7)
n = 25 l
37.3°C (SD
0.5196), n = 12 a
37.2°C (SD
0.2828), n = 8 q
37.4 (SD 0.75),
n = 151 l
Mean temperature at > 2 to 5 hours
3 hours
1 (Walson et al.,
1989)
1 (Walson et al.,
1989)
1 (Vauzelle-
Kervrodan et al.,
1997)
1 (Nadal et al.,
2002)
99.5°F (SD
1.0), n = 29 g
99.3 °F (0.7), n
= 25 l
37.6°C(SD 0.7),
n = 58 l
37.57°C (SD
0.92), n = 100 o
37.98°C (SD
0.47), n = 37 k
102.1°F (SD
0.9), n = 31 b
102.1°F (SD
0.9), n = 31 b
38.06°C (SD
0.72), n = 99 p
37.78°C (SD
0.70), n = 99 p
37.67°C (SD
0.78), n = 99 p
37.96°C (SD
0.9155), n = 29 b
37.9°C (SD
0.7), n = 55 b
101.8°F (SD
0.9), n = 31 b
101.8°F (SD
0.9), n = 31 b
37.7°C (SD
0.6), n = 8 b
37.7°C (SD
0.6), n = 8 b
37.4 (SD 0.8), n
= 150 r
101.7°F (SD
1.0), n = 31 b
101.7 °F (SD
1.0),n = 31 b
37.8°C (SD
0.7), n = 56 b
37.78°C (SD
0.92), n = 99 p
SMD: -0.29 (-0.75 to
+0.18)
SMD -0.31 (-0.82 to
+0.20)
SMD -0.44 (-0.97 to
+0.10)
SMD -0.18 (-0.46 to
+0.10)
SMD -0.24 (-0.52 to
+0.04)
SMD -0.22 (-0.50 to
+0.06)
SMD -0.46 (-0.98 to
+0.06)
SMD 0.00 (-0.37 to
+0.37)
SMD -0.49 (-1.01 to
+0.02)
SMD -0.97 (-1.52 to
-0.41)
SMD -0.69 (-1.62 to
+0.23)
SMD -1.01 (-2.07 to
+0.05)
SMD 0.00 (-0.23 to
+0.23)
SMD -0.51 (-1.03 to
0.00)
SMD -0.90 (-1.45 to
-0.34)
SMD -0.28 (-0.65 to
+0.09)
SMD -0.23 (-0.51 to
+0.05)
Absolute
(95%
confidence
interval)
Quality
- Low
- Low
- Low
- Very low
- Very low
- Very low
- Very low
- Low
- Low
- Moderate
- Very low
- Low
- Very low
- Low
- Moderate
- Very Low
- Very low