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 | 15 | 23 |
| 1997 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 1998 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 1999 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2000 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2001 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 2002 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 2003 | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 2004 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| 2005 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| 2006 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2007 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2008 | 18 | 35 | 53 |
| 2009 | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 2010 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 2011 | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| 2012 | 41 | 35 | 76 |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| 2014 | 49 | 37 | 86 |
| 2015 | 69 | 45 | 114 |
| 2016 | 51 | 56 | 107 |
| 2017 | 84 | 45 | 129 |
| 2018 | 80 | 69 | 149 |
| 2019 | 70 | 49 | 119 |
| 2020 | 59 | 66 | 125 |
| 2021 | 50 | 53 | 103 |
| 2022 | 2 | 58 | 60 |
| 2023 | 10 | 46 | 56 |
| 2024 | 31 | 74 | 105 |
| 2025 | 62 | 35 | 97 |
| 2026 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of Readmission Following Elective Same-Day Colectomy in a National Cohort. J Surg Res. 2026 May; 321:578-586.
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Mechanism-Stratified Complications After Operative Management of Low-Grade Colon Injuries. J Surg Res. 2026 May; 321:452-460.
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Non-tobacco nicotine dependence and incidence of pseudarthrosis and other postoperative complications in lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective analysis. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2026 Mar 14; 36(1).
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Spinoplastic surgical intervention for the treatment of complex spinal disorders and cancer: An initial cohort of 30 vascularized bone grafts. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 05; 116:158-164.
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Adenovirus Disease Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation: 10-Year Experience From a Large Pediatric Transplant Program. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 03; 30(3):e70298.
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Differences in Postoperative Healthcare Utilization After Robotic and Open Radical Cystectomy: A NSQIP Analysis. Urology. 2026 Apr; 210:71-75.
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Renal replacement therapy after paediatric heart transplant: who gets it and associated outcomes. Cardiol Young. 2026 Feb; 36(2):306-309.
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Intrathoracic breast implants for postpneumonectomy syndrome: A systematic review of safety and efficacy. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 04; 115:33-46.
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24-hour urine chemistry shows higher stone formation risk after malabsorptive than restrictive type bariatric surgery. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 29; 16(1):6590.
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Clinical presentation of hydrocephalus following pre- and postnatal myelomeningocele repair: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2026 Jan 23; 37(4):289-296.