postoperative
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Patients with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely to report moderate to severe postoperative pain at any point during the first 24 hours compared with patients who had sufficient vitamin D levels.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Older patients or people with certain health conditions can experience neurocognitive issues after anesthesia, including memory or concentration problems, or postoperative delirium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Elutia sells small materials that protect cardiac patients from postoperative complications, such as infection.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
That was called postoperative depression, and it was normal, they assured her.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
He could come through other people’s tonsilectomies without suffering any postoperative distress, and even endure their hernias and hemorrhoids with only mild nausea and revulsion.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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