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 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 1996 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 1997 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2000 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| 2001 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2002 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2004 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 2005 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 2006 | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| 2007 | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| 2008 | 19 | 33 | 52 |
| 2009 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 2010 | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| 2011 | 26 | 37 | 63 |
| 2012 | 37 | 33 | 70 |
| 2013 | 36 | 26 | 62 |
| 2014 | 58 | 27 | 85 |
| 2015 | 68 | 40 | 108 |
| 2016 | 68 | 42 | 110 |
| 2017 | 51 | 41 | 92 |
| 2018 | 59 | 44 | 103 |
| 2019 | 61 | 41 | 102 |
| 2020 | 59 | 45 | 104 |
| 2021 | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| 2022 | 6 | 52 | 58 |
| 2023 | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| 2024 | 37 | 47 | 84 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of duration of dual anti-platelet therapy on risk of complications after stent-assisted coiling of unruptured aneurysms. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Aug 13; 17(9):956-960.
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Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: Clinical and Imaging Insights Balkan Med J. 2025 09 01; 42(5):405-418.
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Reduced 90-Day Cardiovascular and Infectious Complications After Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures in Type II Diabetic Patients Using Semaglutide Preoperatively. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2025 Jun 17; 33(16):e971-e978.
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Preoperative Biomarkers and Thromboelastometry According to Caprini Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification in Bariatric Patients: Are Clinical Risk Assessments Enough? J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Jul 01; 241(1):67-76.
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Direct-acting antivirals lower mortality and recurrence in HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma post liver resection: A multicenter international study. Surgery. 2025 Jul; 183:109396.
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Impact of preoperative urinary tract infection on perioperative outcomes following benign hysterectomy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2025 Jul; 311:114019.
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Impact of perioperative nutritional supplementation on outcomes of spine surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Jul; 254:108916.
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Impact of the day of the week on clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Jun 01; 42(6):737-747.
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A non-inferiority analysis of surgical outcomes following outpatient laminoplasty for cervical spondylosis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Apr; 251:108841.
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Mixing Metals During Operative Fixation and Reconstruction in the Appendicular Skeleton: Does Theoretical In Vivo Galvanization Cause Clinically Detrimental Outcomes? J Orthop Trauma. 2025 Mar 01; 39(3):105-108.