A Randomized Study on the Prophylactic Use of Acetaminophen to Prevent Fever after the Removal of Drainage Tubes for Lumbar Surgery
Background Many inpatients encounter a fever in the first 24 h after drainage removal. It is costly to exclude the possibility of deep infection and cultures usually fail to identify the etiology. We hypothesize that the fever is caused by a normal inflammatory response and tested whether the prophy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Orthopaedic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/os.13594 |