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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. pathological processes and conditions
  3. complications (disease)
  4. postoperative complications

Preferred term

postoperative complications

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • post-operative complications

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28367

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