Atelectasis is overemphasized as a cause of fever. Generally it is not the cause.
See a) 2011 UpToDate "Post op fever" page 6 of 23 b) Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Vol 73,Supplement 1 March 2006 Pile JC c) Chest 1995 107:81-85 Engoren M
Fever in the first 24 hours is usually not from infection but from tissue trauma (see reference b) above. Alternatively it could be due to malignant hyperthermia but that would start in the OR or PACU
Atelectasis is overemphasized as a cause of fever. Generally it is not the cause.
See a) 2011 UpToDate "Post op fever" page 6 of 23 b) Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Vol 73,Supplement 1 March 2006 Pile JC c) Chest 1995 107:81-85 Engoren M
Fever in the first 24 hours is usually not from infection but from tissue trauma (see reference b) above. Alternatively it could be due to malignant hyperthermia but that would start in the OR or PACU
K Nolan MD
Dept of Anesthesia
Ottawa Hospital
50cajun 5 months ago
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