How to Use postoperative in a Sentence
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Secondary cataracts are one of the common postoperative side effects of cataract surgery.
—Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2019
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Those who choose facial surgery can cover postoperative swelling with a mask when in public.
—Author: Danielle Braff, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Dec. 2020
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Then there is the postoperative care, which can include 24/7 direct access to your surgeon and at-home nurses.
—New York Times, 3 May 2022
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Half or more of the cost of total joint replacements is incurred in the postoperative period.
—Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2017
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Based on the lack of postoperative bone growth, the patient likely died during the procedure or shortly thereafter.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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Also, the idea that labor pains are worse than postoperative surgical pain, is false.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Apr. 2021
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This also extends to children; a study of postoperative pain management found that boys were more likely to receive codeine and girls the gentler acetaminophen.
—Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
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Recovery time is swifter and side effects are fewer, which can reduce the need for postoperative opioids.
—Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2017
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The surgeon went on in the letter to suggest that Donda’s nurse Stephan Scoggins, who is also West’s cousin, did not follow postoperative care instructions.
—Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 30 Apr. 2018
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Roger Federer, still the biggest draw in the men’s game at age 39, withdrew after three rounds to preserve his postoperative right knee and his energy for Wimbledon.
—New York Times, 9 June 2021
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Your healthcare provider will guide you on the appropriate timeframe based on your specific needs and postoperative progress.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023
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Every grown-up had told me that my dad would be fine despite postoperative complications.
—Donna Jackson Nakazawa, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017
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Not prepared to play one more singles match because of his postoperative knees, Federer chose doubles as the safer option, but this will still be his first competitive match in more than 14 months.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2022
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It is also boiled with herbs to form a tonic called gaesoju, which is also believed to boost stamina and aid postoperative recovery.
—Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2020
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Bennett’s postoperative course was filled with numerous attempts to save his life.
—Simar Bajaj, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2022
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For conditions like arthritis and wound and postoperative pain, however, these drugs need to target only the diseased or injured areas of the body to provide pain relief.
—Aaron W. Harrison, The Conversation, 16 July 2021
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The program at Methodist has also worked to overhaul its postoperative care for transplant patients, who must take immune-suppressing drugs to prevent the body from rejecting the new organ.
—Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2020
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On the one-year anniversary of that fateful surgery, Miller posted an uncensored photo of her postoperative scar, reflecting on her health journey and thanking those who caught the illness in time.
—Mackenzie Dunn, Woman's Day, 23 May 2019
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In the U.S. and Asia, however, more than half of surgeons recommend a postoperative implant massage, while surgeons in all other countries don't.
—Fox News, 26 June 2017
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In up to 30% of cases of early-stage breast cancer treated before surgery, doctors can’t find evidence of cancer cells in postoperative biopsies.
—Alice Park, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
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Each episode will follow two patients in desperate need of assistance with postoperative pain and trauma.
—cleveland, 28 Jan. 2022
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Long wrote in the postoperative report, according to the Hamilton Spectator.
—Fox News, 19 June 2017
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat severe or postoperative pain.
—Tony Rizzo, kansascity.com, 9 May 2017
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One study found that curcumin was effective at reducing the symptoms of postoperative pain.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
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Later, the researchers realized that the brain was simply reacting to having been tampered with—the electrical equivalent of a postoperative wound.
—Christine Kenneally, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
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Even a normal recovery involves bruising, bleeding and painful swelling, which has led to a homegrown system of postoperative recovery houses arising along the border.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
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Writers in lockdown are, like everyone else, feeling pale and postoperative.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 15 May 2020
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Normally, postoperative ileus goes away on its own in about three or four days after an operation, but people can be uncomfortable while the condition lasts, the meta-analysis said.
—Sara G. Miller Staff Writer, Fox News, 2 June 2017
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Noah underwent surgery June 25 and is believed to have developed the same postoperative syndrome — becoming irritable and speaking a bit less than normal, his father said.
—Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 7 July 2018
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The frequency with which patients treated by female surgeons had postoperative complications within 90 days of surgery, compared with about 14% for male surgeons, new research found.
—Zlati Meyer, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2023
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