SHM Core Curriculum: Perioperative Infections and Fever Society of Hospital Medicine Learning Portal SHM Education Learning Portal
Date
05/21/2024Abstract
Summary: Perioperative fever has multiple possible etiologies, including infections such as pneumonia, fungal infections, central-line associated infections, and urinary infections. By understanding the typical time frame and common risk factors for each etiology, hospitalists and other perioperative consultants can develop a differential diagnosis for perioperative fever. The following module will provide a general approach for determining the differential diagnosis in patients with a perioperative fever, as well as an outline of the diagnostic and treatment modalities.
Author List
Sanjay Singh, MD Rahul Kurapati, MDAuthor
Sanjay Singh MD, MBBS Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinView Online
