surgical complications
Procedure-related adverse events
Surgical complications are problems arising during or after a surgical procedure that weren't part of the intended outcome.
These range from infection, bleeding, and blood clots to organ damage and adverse reactions to anesthesia.
Some complications are common and manageable; others are life-threatening.
The consent form listed possible surgical complications including nerve damage and scarring.
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- internal bleedingBlood pooling inside tissues
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
allergic reactions · nerve damage · shock · electrolyte imbalance · anxiety disorders · sleep disturbances · chronic pain · hematoma · ileus · depression · pneumonia · scar tissue · pulmonary embolism · cardiac arrest · renal failure · adhesions · organ failure · delirium
- Medical Harmsmedication errors, wrong medication, misdiagnosis, prescription error, prescription errors
- health risksobesity, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, air pollution
- medical errorsmedication errors, misdiagnosis, medication error, wrong dose, wrong medication
- Transplant Complicationsgraft rejection, organ rejection, immunosuppression, organ failure
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