Approach to critical care practice

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You are the intern on night cover. At 02:00 the nurse asks you to see a 68-year-old man on the second night after a right hemicolectomy. His respiratory rate is 32, oxygen saturation 88% on 4 L/min through nasal cannulae, heart rate 112, blood pressure 126/74 mmHg and temperature 37.1 degrees Celsius. He is fully alert, chats easily with you, says he feels perfectly well and asks to be left to sleep. His chest sounds clear and the wound looks healthy. Which one of the following should you do now?