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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.767
Concept/Terms	Postoperative Complications Postoperative Complications Complication, Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Postoperative Complication

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Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Postoperative Complications [C23.550.767]

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Bar chart showing 1007 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 74 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	3	5
1997	6	2	8
1998	3	4	7
1999	4	8	12
2000	2	2	4
2001	5	8	13
2002	10	10	20
2003	8	13	21
2004	13	8	21
2005	4	13	17
2006	7	10	17
2007	6	11	17
2008	10	18	28
2009	14	21	35
2010	22	21	43
2011	23	16	39
2012	20	22	42
2013	21	21	42
2014	19	24	43
2015	29	28	57
2016	36	22	58
2017	39	35	74
2018	41	26	67
2019	41	26	67
2020	28	36	64
2021	22	31	53
2022	5	23	28
2023	3	28	31
2024	5	31	36
2025	20	15	35
2026	3	0	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Postoperative Complications" by people in Profiles.

Lorusso R, Salazar L, Nersesian G, Milojevic M, Schmack B, Engelman DT, Stein L, Silvestry S, Zimpfer D, Wiedemann D, Goldstein D, Soltesz E, Bermudez C, Haft J, Patel B, Moreno P, MacLaren G, Tonna J, Takayama H, Lamarche Y, Rao V, Faerber G, Meyns B, Takeda K, Boeken U, Arora RC, Whitman G, Potapov E. EACTS Expert Consensus Document on protected cardiac surgery: pre-emptive use of temporary mechanical circulatory support in adult cardiac surgery patients at high risk for perioperative low cardiac output syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Mar 10; 68(3).

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Khalilieh S, Azhari M, Maman R, Erez E, Israeli A, Avishay N, Assaf D, Ram E, Horesh N, Zager Y. Osteosarcopenia May Be Associated with Complications after Colectomy for Diverticulitis. Isr Med Assoc J. 2026 Feb; 28(2):88-92.

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Hiller K, Ayers DC. Enlarging, Multilobulated Popliteal Cyst After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2026 Jan 01; 16(1).

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Zewde MG, Peyser DK, Yu AT, Bonaccorso AM, Moshier EL, Alavi K, Goldstone RN, Marks JH, Maykel JA, McLemore EC, Sands DR, Steele SR, Wexner SD, Whiteford MH, Sylla P. Impact of Obesity on Postoperative Outcomes in Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Apr 01; 69(4):553-564.

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Ferrari D, Peponis T, Violante T, Glasgow AE, Perry WRG, Larson DW, Behm KT. Comparison of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Approaches for Hartmann's Reversal: The Mayo Clinic Experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Mar 01; 69(3):432-441.

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Zammitti C, Megafu O, Lee S, Phan Q, Alavi K, Sturrock P, Maykel J, Aulet T. Multidisciplinary Preoperative Immunonutrition Initiative in Colon and Rectal Surgery. J Surg Res. 2025 12; 316:254-263.

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Allievi S, Rastogi V, Yadavalli SD, Chaudhry SA, Jones DW, Giles KA, Scali ST, Verhagen HJM, Trimarchi S, Schermerhorn ML. The effect of early reintervention on late outcomes following infrarenal and fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2026 04; 83(4):1034-1046.

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Hussain MA, Khan AA, Menard MT, Conte MS, Vouyouka AG, Doros G, Strong MB, Kalish JA, Chew D, Gasper WJ, Tan TW, Darling RC, LaMuraglia G, Rosenfield K, Farber A, Schanzer A. Contemporary outcomes of lower extremity vein bypass for chronic limb-threatening ischemia based on a post hoc comparison of the BEST-CLI and PREVENT III multicenter prospective randomized controlled trials. J Vasc Surg. 2026 04; 83(4):1171-1180.

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Fields KG, Milner GDM, Ma J, Dhiman P, Redfern OC, Karamnov S, He J, Gerry S, Alhassan H, Providencia R, Lip GYH, Bedford JP, Clifton DA, O'Brien B, Watkinson PJ, Collins GS, Muehlschlegel JD. Multivariable Prediction Models for Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal. Anesthesiology. 2025 Dec 01; 143(6):1643-1655.

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van Galen IF, Darling JD, Guetter CR, Caron E, Park J, Davis RB, Jones DW, O'Donnell TFX, Hazenberg CEVB, van Herwaarden JA, Schermerhorn ML. The effect of aneurysm diameter on perioperative outcomes following endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2026 04; 83(4):999-1009.e2.

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