Postoperative Fever : [POSTOPERATİF ATEŞ]

İbrahim  SANAL; Necdet AYBASTI; Hayri  ERKOL; Avni  GÖKALP

doi:10.58600/eurjther.19910202-546

Authors

İbrahim SANAL Gaziantep Üniveritesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi ABD
Necdet AYBASTI Gaziantep Üniveritesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi ABD
Hayri ERKOL Gaziantep Öniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi ABD,
Avni GÖKALP Gaziantep Öniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi ABD,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.19910202-546

Keywords:

Postoperativ fever, Cause of Postoperativ fever, Evaluation of Postoperative fever

Abstract

Fever is commonly observed during the postoperative period. it may indicate a serious life-threatening infection or may be caused by less serious infections or various noninfectious conditions. Evaluation of the febrile postoperative patients include o review of the patient's medical record and meticulous physical examination which will lead the surgeon to the appropriate ordering of specific tests for that patient. The origin of the fever is not always clear and its evaluation should be done in a stepwise and logical fashion and requires experienced clinical judgment.

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