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Definition of Complications, postoperative

Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026

Complications, postoperative: Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery.

Postoperative complications may (or may not) be directly related to the disease for which the surgery was done or to the surgery itself.

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