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A member asked:
My 4 year old son was on surgery yesterday he went under anesticia after that he start getting high fever is that normal or i need to take him to er
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Treat symptoms first: You may offer comfort care with rest, fluids and medication for now and monitor his progress, depending on what type of surgery was performed, it is difficult to accurately guide you perfectly on how to move forward. Contact the surgeon if your son is not improving over the next few days. Sooner if he is not resoonding to your "comfort care.".
Answered 12/9/2013
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Go to ED: Though it is possible that this is a normal reaction for your son, i would suggest taking him to the hospital for an evaluation. There are some rare reactions to anesthesia that can result in elevated temperatures and should be evaluated by a physician.
Answered 4/24/2015
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Yes to ER: Post anesthesia high fever must be evaluated by professional ( doctors ) to make sure it is not triggering to serious malignant hyperthermia , also kids will get convulsions with high fever please take to er and call his doctor.
Answered 7/7/2013
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