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post-op vs post-surgery

Both 'post-op' and 'post-surgery' are correct phrases used to refer to the period after a surgical procedure. They are interchangeable and commonly used in medical contexts.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 764 views

post-op

This phrase is correct and commonly used in medical contexts to refer to the period after a surgical operation.

It is an abbreviation for 'post-operative' and is used to describe the time following a surgical procedure.

Examples:

The patient is recovering well post-op.
The doctor will see you for a follow-up appointment post-op.

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Her post-op echo is completely normal.
Two of our patients are dead of the same post-op infection.
Frank Jeffries is post-op day three for pectoral enhancement surgery.
Thank you all. I will check on him in post-op.
Now close using a running absorbable suture to avoid post-op fistulas.
Well, the post-op imaging looks good.
Seriously, this is a palace of post-op infection.
We're on the post-op floor, Toronto General, room 718.
It's a post-op kit for cosmetic surgery.
I'm dealing with her after I deal with this post-op infection.
There's been some post-op complications with Doc.
I thought we might do yoga for your post-op stiffness.
She spiked a post-op fever last night.
Maybe his fever is more than the post-op reaction.
It's about her post-op instructions.
Never thought I'd hope for a post-op infection.
Do me a favor and take the patient through the post-op.
He's up, if you want to do a post-op assessment.
Evac all O.R. suites to post-op.
Patients have post-op infections all the time, right?

Alternatives:

post-surgery
after the operation
following the surgery
after the surgical procedure
during the recovery period

post-surgery

This phrase is correct and commonly used in medical contexts to refer to the period after a surgical procedure.

It is used to describe the time following a surgical operation.

Examples:

The patient is recovering well post-surgery.
The doctor will provide instructions for care post-surgery.

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And post-surgery treatment requires antirejection steroids.
Because there wasn't anything to see, but she could have had a post-surgery stroke or an evolving intracerebral contusion.
What, you didn't know about the post-surgery ice-cream-eating protocol?
It was all paid for by Bagosa. But there's not much more post-surgery.
There's no need for concern yet, I've seen this before in non-athletic patients post-surgery.
And can you confirm that blood thinners are known to cause bruising post-surgery?
In two exploratory studies, pre- and post-surgery serum samples were collected from a few long-bone fracture patients.
In patients, baseline Factor Xa and PT were influenced by the surgery resulting in a difference in the concentration-PT slope between the day post-surgery and steady state.

Alternatives:

post-op
after the operation
following the surgery
after the surgical procedure
during the recovery period

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