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by Engineering-MD 1818 days ago
CRP normally does shoot up post operatively, and white cell count behaves similarly. Generally if there is a post op problem people know- maybe not a fever but people feel generally unwell. That is a good reason to investigate further. Sometimes for higher risk operations we do routine blood tests as an inpatient, but if people are will enough to go home, it’s reasonable to rely on people not feeling right.