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Postoperative Complications

	Graft Occlusion, Vascular - Obstruction of flow in biological or prosthetic vascular grafts.
	Malignant Hyperthermia - Rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia.
	Pain, Postoperative - Pain during the period after surgery.
	Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting - Emesis and queasiness occurring after anesthesia.
	Prosthesis Failure - Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking.
	Surgical Wound Dehiscence - Pathologic process consisting of a partial or complete disruption of the layers of a surgical wound.

Postoperative Complications Medical Definitions and Terms