title: Fever in the postoperative patient.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Center for Injury Prevention & Policy, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Program in Trauma, Center for Injury Prevention & Policy, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: mnarayan@umm.edu.
authors.forename: Mayur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Sandra P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Medinilla
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Atelectasis; Clostridium difficile; Fever; Inflammation; Intra-abdominal abscess; Necrotizing soft-tissue infection; Pneumonia; Urinary tract infection