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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > pathological processes and conditions > complications (disease) > postoperative complications
Preferred Term:

postoperative complications

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
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NALT Full
Broader Concept:
complications (disease)
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Entry Terms:
  • post-operative complications
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28367
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