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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| 1995 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 1996 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 1997 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 1998 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 1999 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2000 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2001 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 2002 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 2003 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2004 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 2005 | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| 2006 | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| 2007 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| 2008 | 19 | 37 | 56 |
| 2009 | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| 2010 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 2011 | 24 | 39 | 63 |
| 2012 | 41 | 32 | 73 |
| 2013 | 31 | 38 | 69 |
| 2014 | 51 | 41 | 92 |
| 2015 | 64 | 44 | 108 |
| 2016 | 50 | 60 | 110 |
| 2017 | 76 | 48 | 124 |
| 2018 | 77 | 70 | 147 |
| 2019 | 68 | 46 | 114 |
| 2020 | 58 | 67 | 125 |
| 2021 | 44 | 49 | 93 |
| 2022 | 3 | 59 | 62 |
| 2023 | 10 | 46 | 56 |
| 2024 | 18 | 61 | 79 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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Cerebral Air Embolism Risks in TAVR Procedures: Insights from a 75-Year-Old Patient Case. Am J Case Rep. 2025 Jan 30; 26:e946254.
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Perioperative respiratory complications in intracapsular tonsillectomy and total tonsillectomy: Is there a difference? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Feb; 189:112216.
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Preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate to predict cardiac events in major noncardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of two large international studies. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Feb; 134(2):297-307.
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Anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of subclinical leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A comprehensive literature review and future directions. Int J Cardiol. 2025 Mar 01; 422:132946.
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Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypass Activity Use in Cardiac Surgery: A Propensity-matched Analysis of Safety Outcomes. Anesthesiology. 2024 Dec 01; 141(6):1051-1064.
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Myosteatosis Is Associated With Frailty and Poor Physical Function in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Cohort Study. Clin Transplant. 2024 Dec; 38(12):e70034.
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Meta-analysis of longitudinal comparison of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients at low to intermediate surgical risk. Int J Surg. 2024 Dec 01; 110(12):8097-8106.
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Indications and Outcomes for Tracheostomies in Pediatric Oncology Patients-A Single Center Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Feb; 72(2):e31451.
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Contemporary Outcomes of TAVR Using a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Patients With Severe Mitral Stenosis: Insights From the Transcatheter Valve Therapies Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Dec; 17(12):e014216.
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Meta-Analysis of Dedicated vs Off-Label Transcatheter Devices for Native Aortic Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Jan 13; 18(1):44-57.