postsurgical
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˈsɜrʤɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Therefore, a 2-year postsurgical follow-up period is recommended.
- postsurgical pain
- postsurgical analgesia
- postsurgical care
Examples
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The nurse monitored the patient's vital signs regularly during the postsurgical recovery phase.
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Experiencing surgery refers to the decision to undergo surgery, the surgery itself, and the postsurgical recovery.
Academic text (2015) -
Specific needs for education: before surgery and postsurgical care.
Academic text (2008) -
The pain had usually resolved by postsurgical day 12.
Academic text (1999) -
There was no postsurgical volume defect in any of our patients.
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Does the fact that the caregiving is a postsurgical phenomenon influence the degree of burden experienced?
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In the experience of the investigators, surgery-naive subjects typically expect that postsurgical pain will be severe.
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The type, dosage, and time of administration of any postsurgical analgesics were recorded until discharge.
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Subjects' satisfaction with postsurgical analgesia was high, with a low burden of opioid-related side effects.
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Outcomes of interest included severity of postsurgical pain, amount of postsurgical opioids used, burden of opioid-related AEs, and subject satisfaction with postsurgical analgesia.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
Happening after surgery
Happening after medical care to help recovery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Postsurgical is made of post- meaning 'after' and surgical, from surgery meaning 'operation'. So, postsurgical refers to the time or care 'after' an operation.