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 1024 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	9	10	19
2003	7	13	20
2004	13	8	21
2005	4	13	17
2006	7	10	17
2007	6	10	16
2008	10	17	27
2009	14	21	35
2010	22	20	42
2011	23	16	39
2012	19	21	40
2013	22	22	44
2014	19	22	41
2015	26	28	54
2016	34	20	54
2017	39	35	74
2018	41	23	64
2019	41	27	68
2020	27	36	63
2021	22	32	54
2022	5	27	32
2023	3	28	31
2024	6	33	39
2025	25	17	42
2026	13	9	22

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

Sheen S, Hasan P, Sun X, Wang J, Tatsui C, Nouri K, Javed S. Retrospective Assessment of Adjacent Fracture Risks in Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Bone-Tumor Radiofrequency Ablation. Pain Pract. 2026 Jul; 26(6):e70182.

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Akyurek M, Battal BB, Karaemir G, Ali O. A Muscle-Based Approach to Superior Orbital Sulcus Hollowness: Preseptal Orbicularis Oculi Flap in Upper Blepharoplasty. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2026 Aug; 50(15):6022-6027.

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Pastier C, Sylla P, Lee SW, Spinelli A, Komen N, Marks J, Martz J, Rhee R, Maykel J, Marcet J, Denost Q, Zaghiyan K, Davids JS, Paluvoi N, Hiller D, McLemore EC, Maggiori L, D'hoore A, Jafari MD, Poylin V, Buzas CJ, Tuech JJ, Lef?vre JH. Safety and effectiveness of the Colovac anastomosis protection device compared with diverting ileostomy after low anterior resection: protocol for an international, multicentre, prospective, non-randomised comparative study (SAFE-3). BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2026 Jun 12; 13(1).

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Ahmad H, Joachim A, Urrutia Gonzalez AY, Shaul D, Austin K, Badillo A, Calkins CM, Crady RC, Durham MM, Frischer J, Gayer C, Grabowski JE, Harris JC, Hong CR, Kawaguchi AL, Langer JC, Nandivada P, Rana A, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, Rosen N, Saadai P, Smith CA, Speck KE, Wood RJ. Beyond the pull-through: A multi-institutional study of long-term surgical and functional outcomes in total colonic Hirschsprung disease - A Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC) study. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Aug; 61(8):163232.

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Oakes K, Port J, Furer A, Ehrhardt-Humbert L, John K, Chee J, Infeld M, Homoud M, Madias C, Chalhoub F, Heist EK, Rozen G. Proper Use of the National Inpatient Sample Database to Analyze Safety of Cardiovascular Procedures. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 06 02; 15(11):e047611.

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Korn P, Essien M, Pallauf M, Cheaib J, Lokeshwar S, Herrera-Caceres JO, Small A, Raskolnikov D, Kleinmann N, Shvero A, Matin SF, Labbate C, Kaimakliotis H, Tachibana I, Linehan J, Choe J, Shah O, Movassaghi M, Huang W, Persily J, Perecman A, Canes D, Pessoa RR, Potretzke A, Raman JD, Singla N. Renal function outcomes following endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. World J Urol. 2026 May 22; 44(1).

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Sechi A, Valtellini L, Billick K, Cannata GE, Di Chiacchio NG, Grover C, Haneke E, Jellinek N, Jim?nez-Cahu? J, Laheru D, Lipner SR, Trakatelli M, Richert B. Perioperative management in nail surgery: An international Delphi consensus statement. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Sep; 95(3):651-661.

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Reddington H, Shafique S, Palleiko B, Bludevich B, Crawford A, Maxfield M, Uy KF, Emmerick ICM, Lou F. The Modified Frailty Index and Its Association With Esophagectomy Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2026 Aug; 324:20-26.

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Maldonado S, Gonzales C, Desai A, Guart J, Zevallos Ventura A, Valcarcel B, Escandon J, Mejia N, Franco Mesa C, Torres Roman JS, Sarikhani H, Barrueto JL, De la Cruz Ku G, Czerniach D, Patel S, Walchak A. Robotic versus open component separation: A retrospective cohort and propensity score analysis of complication rates and clinical outcomes. PLoS One. 2026; 21(4):e0347763.

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Childers CP, Sutherland MJ, Selzer DJ, Sheth KR, Nepomnayshy D, Tyler KM, Senkowski CK, Mabry CD. Characteristics of Open and Conversion-to-Open Operation in a Minimally Invasive Era: Implications for the Physician Fee Schedule. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Sep 01; 243(3):726-730.

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