Postoperative complication

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

dumping syndrome, postgastrectomy syndrome, postpericardiotomy syndrome, surgical adhesion, surgical wound infection

Broader Terms

medical complication

Narrower Terms

short bowel syndrome

Related Terms

surgery

Scope Note

pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure; may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• As with tetralogy of Fallot repair, the most common postoperative complication is poor right ventricular systolic and diastolic function, with low cardiac output and systemic venous congestion.
• The most common postoperative complication is wound infection (2-4% in elective cases), which is minimized by mechanical and antibiotic bowel preparation and prophylactic intravenous antibiotics.
• In patients over 70 years of age, the occurence of a postoperative complication is associated with decreased long-term functional status and survival.
• Fortunately, many surgeons also have reported that this postoperative complication is only temporary.
• The most common postoperative complication is excess flow through the drainage device.

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