Postoperative Fever: Timing, Differential, and Workup

Postoperative fever may represent a normal inflammatory response—or the first sign of a life-threatening complication. In this episode of Surgery Shelf Prep, Chris and Mars review how fever timing guides the differential without replacing careful clinical assessment.

Learn how to:

• Apply the classic five W’s
• Distinguish early inflammatory fever from infection
• Recognize anastomotic leaks, necrotizing infections, venous thromboembolism, transfusion reactions, and malignant hyperthermia
• Choose a focused diagnostic workup
• Prioritize resuscitation, antibiotics, and source control in unstable patients
• Avoid common surgery shelf-exam traps

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