1. postoperative - Noun
2. postoperative - Adjective
3. postoperative - Adjective Satellite
happening or done after a surgical operation
Source: WordNetpostoperative complications Source: Internet
postoperative care Source: Internet
An overview of Cochrane reviews found that acupuncture is not effective for a wide range of conditions, and they suggest it may be effective for only chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting, postoperative nausea/vomiting, and idiopathic headache. Source: Internet
For example, preoperative and postoperative becomes pre- and postoperative (not pre- and post-operative ) when suspended. Source: Internet
The review of maternal deaths highlighted the direct evoked causes of reported maternal deaths: hemorrhage (delivery hemorrhage), severe infections, postoperative complications (pelvic peritonitis), and eclampsia. Source: Internet
However, in the postoperative period, a host of complications (operative morbidity) may occur, most of which are transient (self-limited). Source: Internet