Postoperative complications may either be general or specific to the type of surgery undertaken and should be managed with the patient's surgical history and medical co-morbidities in mind. Common general postoperative complications include postoperative fever, atelectasis, wound infection, embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/general-surgery/common-postoperative-complications-pro