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 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 1997 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 1998 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2000 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| 2001 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2002 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2004 | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| 2005 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2006 | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 2007 | 18 | 31 | 49 |
| 2008 | 19 | 35 | 54 |
| 2009 | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| 2010 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 2011 | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| 2012 | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| 2013 | 37 | 28 | 65 |
| 2014 | 58 | 31 | 89 |
| 2015 | 70 | 44 | 114 |
| 2016 | 69 | 48 | 117 |
| 2017 | 57 | 42 | 99 |
| 2018 | 68 | 47 | 115 |
| 2019 | 71 | 44 | 115 |
| 2020 | 62 | 48 | 110 |
| 2021 | 22 | 42 | 64 |
| 2022 | 5 | 56 | 61 |
| 2023 | 7 | 39 | 46 |
| 2024 | 44 | 52 | 96 |
| 2025 | 51 | 26 | 77 |
| 2026 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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Single-port vs. multi-port robotic radical prostatectomy: an umbrella review of meta-analyses. J Robot Surg. 2026 Aug 11; 20(1).
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Impact of preoperative depression severity and antidepressant medication use on perioperative outcomes and long-term weight loss following primary bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2026 Aug; 40(8):7133-7142.
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Five-year outcomes of the GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis in real-world registry settings. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Oct; 84(4):849-856.
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Impact of Hypothyroidism on Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Thyroid. 2026 08; 36(8):862-871.
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Predictors of a Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125100.
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Predictors of Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125099.
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Robotic Totally Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery in Octogenarians: Age Is Just a Number! Innovations (Phila). 2026 May-Jun; 21(3):250-255.
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Preoperative Urinary Tract Infection and Outcomes After Prolapse Surgery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Jun 01; 32(6):753-760.
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Donor-Recipient Size Mismatch by Body Surface Area and Risk of Graft Failure in Kidney Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2026 Jun; 40(6):e70596.
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International multi-center study to quantify the effect of deep venous drainage after surgical resection of Spetzler-Martin Grade II-III brain arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurg Rev. 2026 May 22; 49(1).