Explore: Postoperative Case

three postoperative days. It reduces the duration of postoperative tracheal intubation by roughly half. The occurrence of prolonged postoperative mechanical

surgical procedures are considered invasive and often require a period of postoperative care (sometimes intensive care) for the patient to recover from the

unsuitable for postoperative cases. Nalbuphine, a mixed agonist/antagonist opioid modulator, has shown promise in a reported case of postoperative urinary retention

approach. Brown AK, Christo PJ, Wu CL (December 2004). "Strategies for postoperative pain management". Best Practice & Research. Clinical Anaesthesiology

during the case. One commonly used premedication is clonidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist. It reduces postoperative shivering, postoperative nausea and

gastrointestinal motility in the post-operative period and reduce the duration of postoperative ileus. If possible the underlying cause is corrected (e.g. replace electrolytes)

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a decline in cognitive function (especially in memory and executive functions) that may last from 1–12 months

need for prolonged casting, allowing patients greater mobility in the postoperative period and significantly reducing the quality of life burden of fusion

with mechanical preparation alone, without clear effects on mortality, postoperative ileus, or hospital stay. Evidence suggests that initiating enteral nutrition

with gabapentin or pregabalin, for the prevention and treatment of postoperative pain, research which was found in 2009 to have been faked. Reuben pleaded