Postoperative fever

Fever is the most common symptom after surgery. About 72% of patients have a temperature above 37 ° C and 41% have a temperature above 38 ° C. Postoperative fever generally does not necessarily indicate infection. Non-infectious fever usually precedes infectious fever (mean, 1.4 and 2.7 days after surgery, respectively).

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