Elevated temperature after surgery

Many patients complain that they have fever after surgery. We want to assure you immediately that any surgical intervention causes an increase in the temperature of the patient. During the first days after the surgical intervention, absorption of decaying products takes place, which will necessarily be present at any level of tissue trauma. This is what causes the temperature rise of the patient in the first days after the operation. Also, the temperature may rise after the operation of appendicitis. This is due to the fact that the amount of fluid in the blood stream has significantly decreased and there is a wound secret.

In general, much depends on the complexity of the operation and the degree of traumatic tissue. The level of hyperthermia depends on how badly damaged the accompanying tissues. If the temperature after the operation does not decrease to normal within a few days, or, conversely, began to rise only on the fifth to sixth day after the operation, it is necessary to consult a specialist. It is possible that an increase in temperature was triggered by a complication during infection. The doctor should as soon as possible identify the cause of the increase in body temperature and why it does not drop to normal. The reasons for this can be completely different. The first and in medical practice one of the most common causes is the defeat of the abdominal wall by the developing infectious process.

If there are postoperative stumps, the cause of this temperature after surgery can be inflammatory infiltrates or the processes of suppuration. Elevated temperature after surgery can be an accompanying factor to diseases such as pyelonephritis and other extragenital diseases.

Such a temperature after surgery should be a signal for anxiety and contact with a doctor. Patients should understand that any surgical intervention, even if it has been successful, is a huge stress for your body. A fever is usually a contributing factor to such stressful situations. Although, as a rule, this feverish state differs for a short time. A week or even less after the operation was performed, the temperature drops to normal, and there is no reason for further concern. Often in this state, patients experience increased sweating. If you have a fever after the operation, in no case do you need to independently treat yourself, especially with various antibiotics. After all, they can lead to further complications, since the body after the operation is already very weak. Remember that the fever after surgery is a natural process, the body's response to extraneous interference. Such a reaction of your body can be not only an infectious disease, but also simply a surgical intervention. If, however, the cause of fever is infection or purulent processes, the doctor will decide what treatment you need. In no case do anything before contacting a specialist. After all, if you take antibiotics that will kill the already weakened microflora of your body, it simply will not have the strength to fight on. Also, there will be no forces to restore general health. It will simply be very difficult, even after a banal appendicitis. As a result of a hard and long recovery, you can acquire new diseases in the form of diseased kidneys or heart problems. Therefore, first of all, trust your surgeon. Do not climb where you do not understand anything.