Delay of hospital discharge secondary to postoperative fever - Is it necessary?

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 660-661

  Fanning, James ^a   Brewer, Janice ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b EMH Women's Health Care in Elyria   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Febrile discharge; Patient discharge; Postoperative care; Postoperative fever

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEVER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036908658     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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