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Management of Common Postoperative Complications
Christopher Stephenson1, Arya Mohabbat1, David Raslau1
1Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
|November 6, 2020
Summary
This review covers common postoperative complications like acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal issues, anemia, fever, and delirium. Optimizing patient and surgery risks with a multidisciplinary approach can reduce their occurrence.
Area of Science:
- Perioperative Medicine
- Surgical Outcomes
- Patient Safety
Background:
- Postoperative complications are frequent and impact patient recovery.
- Existing guidelines often focus on cardiovascular and thromboembolic events.
- Less literature supports management of other common issues like acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal complications, anemia, fever, and delirium.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review common postoperative complications beyond cardiovascular and thrombotic events.
- To highlight the impact of these complications on length of stay, costs, morbidity, and mortality.
- To emphasize the role of risk factor identification and optimization.
Main Methods:
- Literature review focusing on non-cardiovascular/thromboembolic postoperative complications.
- Analysis of patient-specific and surgery-specific risk factors.
- Discussion of multidisciplinary management strategies.
Main Results:
- Common postoperative complications include acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal issues, anemia, fever, and delirium.
- These complications are associated with increased hospital stay and healthcare costs.
- Patient and surgery-specific factors contribute to their development.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive understanding and management of common postoperative complications are crucial.
- Multidisciplinary collaboration is essential for mitigating these risks.
- Addressing modifiable risk factors can improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare burden.
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