Postoperative fever

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 264-271

  Rudra, Amitava ^a,b   Pal, S ^a   Acharjee, A ^a  

^a CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Fever; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPEXAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CATHETER INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE FEVER; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; THERMOREGULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33846249281     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.29848     Document Type: Review

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