postoperative
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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
Otamendi Hospital said she underwent laparoscopic surgery, which confirmed the diagnosis of "appendicitis with localized peritonitis," and that she was recovering "without postoperative complications".
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
That was called postoperative depression, and it was normal, they assured her.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
Still, recurrences were equally common in both groups, indicating that postoperative treatment seems sufficient to eliminate remaining tumour cells.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
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
