postoperative follow-up

collocation in English

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postoperative
adjective
uk
/ˌpəʊstˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪv/us
/ˌpoʊstˈɑː.pɚ.ə.tɪv/
relating to the period of time that immediately follows a ...
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follow-up
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɒl.əʊ.ʌp/us
/ˈfɑː.loʊ.ʌp/
a further action connected with something that ...
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What might cause a shame-inducing event for the cancer patient could be obvious, such as examining a mastectomy scar during apostoperativefollow-upvisit.
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Postoperativefollow-upreveals sinus rhythm and normal ventricular function in all.
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Postoperativefollow-upranged from 12 days to 16.3 months (mean 3.67+5.6 months).
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Thepostoperativefollow-upperiod ranged from 4 months to 28 years (mean 10.7 years). 80% (24/30) of the operative survivors were available for assessment.
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The meanpostoperativefollow-upwas 5-8+2 yrs.
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The length ofpostoperativefollow-upvaried between 2 and 65 months (mean 22.8 months).
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At apostoperativefollow-upof 33 months, the patient was doing well and required no medications.
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Twelve of the 50 patients included in the study showed signs of delirium duringpostoperativefollow-up.
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Myocardial perfusion scans were not carried out as part of our routinepostoperativefollow-up.
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The period ofpostoperativefollow-upwas 60 days.
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Meanpostoperativefollow-upwas 7+4.2 years.
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All patients with breast cancer are carefully prepared for surgery and ambulatory care through a preoperative admission clinic and are also provided closepostoperativefollow-upby both physicians and nurses.
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Routinepostoperativefollow-up, therefore, should include laboratory investigations to rule out any activation of the coagulation system, as might be suggested by finding elevated levels of thrombin-antithrombin complex.
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