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Is It Normal To Have Fever After A Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery?
Hello, my mom had a Mitral valve replacement surgery on 30/11/11 and till date my mom is in ICU only (5/12/11) and as per the doctor ,there is a slow recovery and due to slight fever recovery time is delaying.I would like to know is it normal ,my mom age is 55 and how many days more will it take
Mon, 30 May 2016
Hi there
It is not uncommon for patients to develop nosocomial infection after heart surgeries or for that matter any surgery.
It will take her a week perhaps to come out of the ICU perhaps depending upon the causative bacteria.
Hope that helps
It is not uncommon for patients to develop nosocomial infection after heart surgeries or for that matter any surgery.
It will take her a week perhaps to come out of the ICU perhaps depending upon the causative bacteria.
Hope that helps
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