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Status Post (S/P):
"After." Designated someone who has had a significant procedure or event happen.
"The patient is S/P hysterectomy."
Status post indicates that the phrase that follows is something that happened to the patient before. For instance, a patient who had heart surgery may be s/p CABG (status post bypass surgery).
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