Blood Cultures for Evaluation of Early Postoperative Fever after Femoral Neck Fracture Surgery
Purpose. To evaluate the utility of blood cultures in the assessment of early postoperative fever in hip fracture patients with no other indicators of sepsis. Methods. 101 blood cultures were drawn on postoperative days 0 to 5 to investigate 84 febrile episodes in 31 women and 30 men (mean age, 80 y...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000314 |