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JAAPA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Volume 29, Issue 10, Pages 23-28Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000496951.72463.de
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surgery; fever; complications; postoperative management; deep vein thrombosis; adrenal insufficiency
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Fever is one of the most common postoperative complications seen in medical and surgical settings. Clinicians taking care of these patients need to be able to differentiate between a normal physiologic response to surgery and one that may be pathologic. Pathologic causes should be further separated into infectious and noninfectious causes. A systematic approach to febrile postoperative patients can help clinicians make better use of resources, limit costly workups, and improve patient outcomes.
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