surgical history
Record of operations
Surgical history is a record of all operations a patient has undergone, typically gathered during medical intake.
Doctors ask about surgical history to anticipate complications, identify anatomical changes, and understand prior anesthesia reactions: Her surgical history includes an appendectomy and two C-sections.
The term also appears as a section heading on medical forms.
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- open heartEmotional receptiveness, unguarded
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- scar tissueCollagen replacing damaged skin
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