postoperative
adjective
post·op·er·a·tive
ˌpōst-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv 
-pə-ˌrā-
1
: following a surgical operation
postoperative care
2
: having recently undergone a surgical operation
a postoperative patient
postoperatively
adverb
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Pain management and wound healing: Pain management is crucial to postoperative care.
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
In attempts to lessen possible postoperative problems, including infection and hemorrhaging, Dr. Dohlman made treatment adjustments, including adding special antibiotics and protective soft contact lenses.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
With hospitals ravaged by Israeli bombings and medical supplies blocked from arriving, every step in the process of amputation – from the operation itself, to postoperative treatment, to disability management – is marred by pain and indignity.
—Graham Liddell, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
As the local branch secretary of the federation and a production director at the shoe factory, my mother was charged with disseminating propaganda about the procedure, identifying which women would receive it, escorting them to the clinic, and arranging for their postoperative care.
—Su Cici, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
In attempts to lessen possible postoperative problems, including infection and hemorrhaging, Dr. Dohlman made treatment adjustments, including adding special antibiotics and protective soft contact lenses.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
With hospitals ravaged by Israeli bombings and medical supplies blocked from arriving, every step in the process of amputation – from the operation itself, to postoperative treatment, to disability management – is marred by pain and indignity.
—Graham Liddell, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
As the local branch secretary of the federation and a production director at the shoe factory, my mother was charged with disseminating propaganda about the procedure, identifying which women would receive it, escorting them to the clinic, and arranging for their postoperative care.
—Su Cici, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
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postoperative
adjective
post·op·er·a·tive
ˈpōst-ˈäp-(ə-)rət-iv
1
: relating to, occurring in, or being the period following a surgical operation
postoperative care
2
: having recently undergone a surgical operation
a postoperative patient
postoperatively
adverb
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