medportal CDB | Fever in Postoperative Patient

Fever in Postoperative Patient

Activity
Clinical Exposure

Curriculum Block

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

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Objectives

Clerkship Objectives

Describe the differential diagnosis of a patient having postoperative fever. For each entity, discuss the clinical manifestations, appropriate diagnostic work-up, and management: Within 24 hours: response to surgical trauma; atelectasis; necrotizing wound infections. Between 24 and 72 hours: pulmonary disorders (atelectasis, pneumonia); catheter related complications (IV-phlebitis, Foley-UTI). After 72 hours: infectious (UTI, pneumonia, wound infection, deep abscess, anastomotic leak, prosthetic infection, parotitis); noninfectious (deep vein thrombosis).

Tags

Curriculum Block

Clerkship Surgery Rotation

Discipline

MCC Presentations

Fever in the immune compromised host

MeSH

Fever [C23.888.119.344] Malignant Hyperthermia [C23.550.767.600] Postoperative Complications [C23.550.767]

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