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A patient develops a fever within the first 48 hours after surgery.
Name two potential causes. |
Post-op atelectasis
Necrotizing infection |
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A patient develops a fever between 3 and 5 days postoperatively.
What are the likely causes? |
Pneumonia
UTI Line infection Early wound infection? |
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6 days have gone by since Mrs. Smith's surgery and she develops a fever.
What are the potential causes? |
Wound infection
Anastomotic leak Abscess formation Line/foreign body (e.g.) infection |
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Give an overview of the potential problems that can develop post-operatively.
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1) Pain
2) Fever -within 48 hours -3-5 days -5 days and up 3) Resp. -atelectasis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, PE 4) Cardiac -arrhythmia, CHF, MI 5) GI -obstruction, ileus 6) GU -decreased urine output, UTI 7) Psych -delirium 8) The wound itself -dehiscence -infection |
