TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Fever A1 - Wainaina, J. Njeri A2 - Cohn, Steven L. PY - 2021 T2 - Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls AB - Fever, defined as a temperature greater than 38oC (100.4oF), is common after surgical and nonsurgical procedures, with reported incidence in the literature ranging from 15% to 47%. A structured approach is necessary to separate physiological from pathological causes and to identify the need and urgency of further evaluation or intervention. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179531815 ER -