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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| 1996 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 1997 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 1998 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 1999 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2000 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2001 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2002 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| 2003 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 2004 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| 2005 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| 2006 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 2007 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2008 | 19 | 36 | 55 |
| 2009 | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 2010 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 2011 | 25 | 40 | 65 |
| 2012 | 41 | 36 | 77 |
| 2013 | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| 2014 | 50 | 38 | 88 |
| 2015 | 68 | 46 | 114 |
| 2016 | 56 | 58 | 114 |
| 2017 | 84 | 43 | 127 |
| 2018 | 75 | 70 | 145 |
| 2019 | 74 | 53 | 127 |
| 2020 | 61 | 69 | 130 |
| 2021 | 50 | 55 | 105 |
| 2022 | 2 | 58 | 60 |
| 2023 | 9 | 47 | 56 |
| 2024 | 30 | 76 | 106 |
| 2025 | 68 | 38 | 106 |
| 2026 | 37 | 18 | 55 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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The Safety and Efficacy of Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the Elderly: A Large Western Analysis of 710 Lesions. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2026 09 01; 60(8):715-721.
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Unilateral Versus Bilateral Native Nephrectomy in Pediatric Kidney Transplant. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 Sep; 30(9):e70465.
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Safety of robotic-assisted surgery in redo fundoplication: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Robot Surg. 2026 Aug 13; 20(1).
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Safety, feasibility, and outcomes of deep brain stimulation in young children excluded from the FDA Humanitarian Device Exemption: analysis of the CHILD-DBS registry. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2026 Aug 07; 38(4):430-441.
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Central Nervous System Infections in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 Aug; 30(8):e70432.
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Cold Ischemia Time Is an Important Risk Factor for Prolonged Length of Stay Post-Lung Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2026 Aug; 40(8):e70651.
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Elevated risk of wound and systemic complications in MRSA-colonized patients undergoing lower extremity orthopedic trauma surgery. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2026 Jul 27; 52(1).
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Outcomes and revision rates after antegrade continence enema (ACE) appendicostomy in a single-center LMIC paediatric cohort. Pediatr Surg Int. 2026 Jul 12; 42(1).
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Workers' compensation status is associated with increased complications following distal radius fracture open reduction and internal fixation. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2026 May-Aug; 34(2):10225536261467667.
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Comparative Risk Profiles in the Surgical Management of Pediatric Sialorrhea. Laryngoscope. 2026 Nov; 136(11):5055-5061.