Impact of in-hospital postoperative complications on quality of life up to 12 months after major abdominal surgery.

Candice L DowneyJamie BainbridgeDavid G JayneDavid M Meads

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2023)

Postoperative complications have a significant and sustained effect on patients' quality of life after surgery; this effect worsens as the severity of the complications increases.

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