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postoperative

of, relating to, or occurring in the period following a surgical operation
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The decline in postoperative care services resulted in an adjusted cost reduction of $1,215 per patient, due largely to lower costs for skilled nursing facility and home health agency care.
Can physical therapy before hip or knee replacement surgery improve outcomes?
There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in terms of preoperative and postoperative serum electrolyte, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels (Table 2).
A clinical study comparing BIVAP saline vaporization of the prostate with bipolar TURP in patients with prostate volume 30 to 80 mL: Early complications, physiological changes and postoperative follow-up outcomes
Postoperative intussusception in children is frequently treated by exploration and manual reduction (Table).
Small bowel intussusception causing a postoperative bowel obstruction following laparoscopic low anterior resection in an adult
They were informed about the VAS (Visual Analogue Scale: O=no pain and 10=worst pain possible) for postoperative pain management.
The effect of preoperative intravenous dexketoprofen trometamol on postoperative pain in minor outpatient urologic surgery / Gunubirlik kucuk urolojik cerrahide postoperatif agriya preoperatif intravenoz deksketoprofen trometamol'un etkisi
In the regional anesthesia group, they reported postoperative nausea in 28% of women and 14% of men, and vomiting in 17% and 7%, respectively [23].
Comparison of efficacy Ephedrine and phenylephrine in Postoperative Vomiting in Cesarean section
When the effects of preoperative and postoperative pulmonary artery pressures on postoperative arrhythmia were evaluated, postoperative arrhythmia was determined in only 2 (12.
Risk factors for postoperative arrhythmia in patients with physiologic univentricular hearts undergoing Fontan procedure/Fontan sirkulasyonu yapilmis fizyolojik univentrikuler kalplerde postoperatif aritmi icin risk faktorleri
A 10percentage-point increase in the share of Asian discharges was associated with increases in complication rates for postoperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis (16.
Do minority patients use lower quality hospitals?
A number of studies have investigated risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery (Arozullah et al 2001, Barisione et al 1997, Brooks-Brunn 1998, Johnson et al 2007, Kanat et al 2007, McAlister et al 2005, Pereira et al 1999, Serejo et al 2007).
Duration of anaesthesia, type of surgery, respiratory co-morbidity, predicted V[O.sub.2]max and smoking predict postoperative pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery: an observational study
The management of postoperative pain has received much interest in recent years.
The postoperative analgesic effects of low-dose gabapentin in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy
NSQIP data were used as a "gold standard" for identifying postoperative complications in one previous study (Best et al.
Validity of selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data
2 mmol/L) reported increased rates of postoperative wound infections.
Glycemic control in diabetic and non-diabetic cardiac surgical patients and length of hospital stay
SAN DIEGO -- Several preoperative factors--a longer bypass limb length, low vitamin D levels, and African American ethnicity--were significant predictors of postoperative vitamin D deficiency in a study of 145 patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery.
Vitamin D deficiency after gastric bypass predicted by preop levels

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