Fever in the postoperative patient

Mayur Narayan; Sandra P. Medinilla

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.011

Fever in the postoperative patient

Mayur Narayan, Sandra P. Medinilla

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Abstract

Postprocedure fevers vary in the timing of their occurrence, duration, and severity. Such fevers do not all have an infectious cause, but they all require thorough investigation to rule out life-threatening conditions. This article summarizes the principles of diagnosis and management of postprocedure fevers for the emergency care provider.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1045-1058
Number of pages	14
Journal	Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.011
State	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

Atelectasis
Clostridium difficile
Fever
Inflammation
Intra-abdominal abscess
Necrotizing soft-tissue infection
Pneumonia
Urinary tract infection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine

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Fever in the postoperative patient

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