What to do when you have a fever the day after ovarian cyst surgery

Fever on the second day after ovarian cyst surgery is mostly caused by postoperative absorptive fever can be temporarily observed, you can observe the fever, if necessary, further examination to identify, if the fever caused by infection can be given medication as prescribed by the doctor such as cefuroxime sodium or tinidazole.
1. Postoperative absorption fever: when open or laparoscopic surgery to remove ovarian cysts, due to tissue damage in the pelvic cavity, postoperative absorption fever may occur within 24 hours, manifested by elevated body temperature, but generally does not exceed 38 ℃, routine blood tests are not high, and after drinking more water, it can be restored to normal on its own, and generally do not need special treatment.
2. Infection: when there is infection after surgery, it will also cause fever after surgery, the body temperature will be more than 38.5 ℃, blood test, C-reactive protein and calcitoninogen and other indicators of infection will be significantly higher, combined with the history and laboratory tests can assist in the diagnosis, you need to comply with the doctor’s orders to give ibuprofen and other drugs to reduce fever, and cefuroxime sodium combined with tinidazole and other anti-infective treatment.
The specific treatment of fever on the second day after ovarian cyst surgery needs to be decided by the doctor after analyzing the patient’s condition, and the patient should avoid self-medication to prevent the condition from deteriorating.