Fever after anesthesia
Fever after anesthesia can have different causes. Post-operative (after the operation) tremor is particularly well known. However, this is not because the affected child has a fever.
Rather, the child has lost body heat during the operation and must regain this heat through the tremor. An actual increase in body temperature to over 38°C usually indicates an infection. This can be caused by wound infections or inflammation, for example at the injection site of the brown oil (the “needle” over which infusions are given) and should be carefully observed. Antipyretic agents and medication (e.g. antibiotics) depending on the cause can counteract the fever.
Nausea and vomiting after anesthesia
About 30% of people experience nausea and vomiting once after general anesthesia.This is not only the case with children, but applies to all age groups. People who have received their anaesthesia through an inhalation anaesthetic (an anaesthetic administered through the air we breathe) suffer particularly frequently from nausea. Other groups of people who are particularly susceptible to the so-called “postoperative nausea and vomiting” (PONV) are girls and women as well as people who suffer from dizziness or travel sickness. Normally, the problem can be solved with a single administration of an antiemetic (an agent for nausea and vomiting).
