Postoperative Complications
"Postoperative Complications" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They 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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.767
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| Concept/Terms |
Postoperative Complications- Postoperative Complications
- Complication, Postoperative
- Complications, Postoperative
- Postoperative Complication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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The clinical frailty scale is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications and the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in elderly patients with trimalleolar ankle fractures - a retrospective study. J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 Jan 30; 20(1):120.
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Risk factors for recovery from oculomotor nerve palsy after aneurysm surgery: a meta-analysis. PeerJ. 2024; 12:e18207.
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Sleep disturbance in patients with cirrhosis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. BMC Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 28; 24(1):381.
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Perioperative Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Solid Tumor Resection: A Two-center Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Feb; 60(2):162008.
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Real-Time Reporting of Complications in Hospitalized Surgical Patients by Surgical Team Members Using a Smartphone Application. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 06; 50(6):449-455.
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Urinary Bladder Matrix Scaffolds Promote Pericardium Repair in a Porcine Model. J Surg Res. 2020 May; 249:216-224.
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Increased scapular spine fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty with a humeral onlay short stem: an analysis of 485 consecutive cases. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Dec; 27(12):2183-2190.
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Per oral endoscopic myotomy vs. laparoscopic Heller myotomy, does gastric extension length matter? Surg Endosc. 2018 Jan; 32(1):282-288.
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Immediate and early complications of the open Latarjet procedure: a retrospective review of a large consecutive case series. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Jan; 26(1):68-72.
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N-Acetyl Cysteine Therapy Does Not Prevent Renal Failure in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery. Heart Surg Forum. 2016 Feb 22; 19(1):E16-22.