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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in this website by year, and whether "Postoperative Complications" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 1995 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| 1996 | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| 1997 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 1998 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 1999 | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| 2000 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| 2001 | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 2002 | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| 2003 | 36 | 45 | 81 |
| 2004 | 42 | 48 | 90 |
| 2005 | 50 | 48 | 98 |
| 2006 | 37 | 47 | 84 |
| 2007 | 37 | 49 | 86 |
| 2008 | 39 | 61 | 100 |
| 2009 | 32 | 54 | 86 |
| 2010 | 54 | 57 | 111 |
| 2011 | 51 | 71 | 122 |
| 2012 | 65 | 59 | 124 |
| 2013 | 63 | 76 | 139 |
| 2014 | 73 | 56 | 129 |
| 2015 | 89 | 68 | 157 |
| 2016 | 85 | 78 | 163 |
| 2017 | 114 | 95 | 209 |
| 2018 | 109 | 92 | 201 |
| 2019 | 106 | 59 | 165 |
| 2020 | 97 | 84 | 181 |
| 2021 | 73 | 71 | 144 |
| 2022 | 8 | 76 | 84 |
| 2023 | 4 | 63 | 67 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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Enhanced recovery after surgery may mitigate the risks associated with robotic-assisted fundoplication in lung transplant patients. Surg Endosc. 2024 Apr; 38(4):2134-2141.
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Case Sampling for Evaluating Hospital Postoperative Morbidity in US Surgical Quality Improvement Programs. JAMA Surg. 2024 Mar 01; 159(3):315-322.
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Postoperative Atrioventricular Block in Pediatric Patients: Impact of Congenital Cardiac Malformations and Medications. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Apr; 45(4):759-769.
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Cochlear Implantation After Head and Neck Radiation: A Case Series, Systematic Review, and Meta-analysis. Otol Neurotol. 2024 Apr 01; 45(4):352-361.
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Association of Preoperative Lung Function with Complications after Lobectomy Using Race-Neutral and Race-Specific Normative Equations. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jan; 21(1):38-46.
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Imaging after Pancreatic Surgery: Expected Findings and Postoperative Complications. Radiographics. 2024 Jan; 44(1):e230061.
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Global practice patterns of preoperative image reconstruction for liver surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Jan; 28(1):26-32.
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Identifying risk factors and analyzing reconstructive outcomes in patients with lower-extremity soft-tissue sarcoma. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Feb; 89:174-185.
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Esophagectomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Initiative Results in Improved Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Apr; 117(4):847-857.
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Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration. Crit Care Nurse. 2023 Dec 01; 43(6):11-21.