A good outcome includes recovery without complications and adequate pain management . Another objective of postoperative care is to assist patients in taking responsibility for regaining optimum health.
postoperative post-operative
Robert A. Taylor has written: 'Manual of small animal postoperative care' -- subject(s): Handbooks, manuals, Nursing, Surgery, Cats, Dogs, Postoperative care of animals
The extent of postoperative care required depends on the individual's pre-surgical health status, type of surgery, and whether the surgery was performed in a day-surgery setting or in the hospital
Recovery time and postoperative care will vary by the elective procedure performed. Patients should receive complete, written postoperative care instructions prior to returning home after surgery
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typically included in the global surgical package that the surgeon billed for the original surgery. Any postoperative care and follow-up services needed within the global period are generally not separately billable. This is to ensure that the surgeon is responsible for the patient's care during both the surgery and the immediate postoperative period.
The patient may resume normal or postoperative activities after the test.
Martin L. Norton has written: 'High-intensity care' -- subject(s): Critical Care, Critical care medicine, Economics, Intensive care units, Legislation, Postoperative care
The surgical team is a unit providing the continuum of care beginning with preoperative care , and extending through perioperative (during the surgery) procedures, and postoperative recovery.
Postoperative part of the care begins when the treatment/surgery has finished.
During a pancreatectomy procedure, several tubes are also inserted for postoperative care.
Douglas M. Behrendt has written: 'Patient care in cardiac surgery' -- subject(s): Heart, Postoperative care, Preoperative care, Surgery, Surgical Therapeutics, Therapeutics, Surgical