postoperative

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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.

From New York Times

She was “very sick” at that time, spending 100 days of postoperative recovery in a New Orleans hospital — knowing there were no other donors on the registry if her transplant didn’t take.

From Seattle Times

Certainly professional compassion may confer direct benefits: Surgical patients who had pre-op visits from nurses trained in compassionate care, for instance, rated their postoperative pain 50 percent lower than patients who did not.

From Washington Post

“The nerve supply to the breast and chest wall is extremely complex, and several nerves and nerve branches contribute to postoperative pain and need to be blocked to provide adequate pain relief.”

From Washington Post

Then there is the postoperative care, which can include 24/7 direct access to your surgeon and at-home nurses.

From New York Times