TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of Fever in the Immediate Postoperative Period in Patients Who Underwent Total Joint Arthroplasty
AU - Athanassious, Christian
AU - Samad, Adil
AU - Avery, Anthony
AU - Cohen, Jason
AU - Chalnick, David
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Forty percent to 50% of patients may experience an immediate postoperative fever. Research suggests that these are of aseptic cause due to inflammatory mediators. This is a retrospective analysis of fevers in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients from 2006 to 2008. Thirty-six percent of THA and 31% of TKA patients developed a fever, with most developing a maximum temperature on postoperative day (POD) 2. The maximum mean temperature between the THA and TKA group was not significantly different. Fevers in the immediate postoperative period are a normal variant in patients undergoing THA or TKA. Urinalysis, urine culture and sensitivity, and chest x-ray are not required during this period because most of these fevers stem from aseptic causes.
AB - Forty percent to 50% of patients may experience an immediate postoperative fever. Research suggests that these are of aseptic cause due to inflammatory mediators. This is a retrospective analysis of fevers in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients from 2006 to 2008. Thirty-six percent of THA and 31% of TKA patients developed a fever, with most developing a maximum temperature on postoperative day (POD) 2. The maximum mean temperature between the THA and TKA group was not significantly different. Fevers in the immediate postoperative period are a normal variant in patients undergoing THA or TKA. Urinalysis, urine culture and sensitivity, and chest x-ray are not required during this period because most of these fevers stem from aseptic causes.
KW - Postoperative fever
KW - Total hip arthroplasty
KW - Total knee arthroplasty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2011.02.019
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2011.02.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 21477972
AN - SCOPUS:80755140523
SN - 0883-5403
VL - 26
SP - 1404
EP - 1408
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
IS - 8
ER -