TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Postoperative Complications A1 - Peter, Najjar A1 - Peetz, Allan B. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Scheurer, Danielle B. PY - 2017 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Postoperative complications are common and costly. Recent studies suggest that, on average, each avoidable surgical complication costs payers >$10,000. Their incidence, risk factors, and impact on patient outcomes are as varied as the field of surgery itself. Surgical site infections (SSIs) alone affect >500,000 patients annually and are associated a 2 to 11 times increase in the risk of postoperative mortality. Good communication among all providers caring for surgical patients is fundamental to both the prevention and management of surgical complications. Hospitalists caring for surgical patients should, accordingly, understand what surgical procedure was performed, the indication for the procedure, and any perioperative concerns from the operating surgeon, based on the circumstances of that particular patient or procedure. This chapter will review some of the more common postoperative complications that a hospitalist needs to recognize and manage. Each section will review the risk factors of the complication, how to mitigate those risks in the perioperative period, and how the hospitalist should identify and manage such complications. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137607730 ER -