Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Post-operative, post-surgical: Relating to the period, care, or condition of a patient after a surgical operation.
   • Following surgery: Pertaining to the phase that begins immediately after a surgical procedure is completed.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bệnh nhân đang trong giai đoạn hậu phẫu và cần được chăm sóc đặc biệt. (The patient is in the post-operative stage and requires special care.)
  • Các biến chứng hậu phẫu cần được theo dõi sát sao. (Post-operative complications need to be closely monitored.)
  • Phòng hậu phẫu là nơi bệnh nhân được chăm sóc ngay sau khi mổ. (The post-operative room is where patients are cared for immediately after surgery.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is almost exclusively used in medical and clinical contexts to describe anything related to the period after an operation, such as care, recovery, observation, or complications.
  • Chế độ dinh dưỡng hậu phẫu rất quan trọng cho việc hồi phục. (Post-operative nutrition is very important for recovery.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hậu phẫu thuật: A fuller form with the same meaning (post-surgical).
  • Chăm sóc hậu phẫu thuật tại nhà cần tuân thủ hướng dẫn của bác sĩ. (Post-surgical home care must follow the doctor's instructions.)
• Tiền phẫu (Adjective): Pre-operative; relating to the period before surgery.
• Trong phẫu thuật (Adjective): Intra-operative; relating to the period during surgery.

Synonyms

• Sau mổ (Adjective/Adverbial Phrase): After surgery; a more common, colloquial term with the same meaning.
  • Tình trạng bệnh nhân sau mổ rất ổn định. (The patient's condition after surgery is very stable.)

Related Phrases

• Chăm sóc hậu phẫu (Noun Phrase): Post-operative care.
  • Chăm sóc hậu phẫu tốt giúp giảm nguy cơ nhiễm trùng. (Good post-operative care helps reduce the risk of infection.)
• Biến chứng hậu phẫu (Noun Phrase): Post-operative complication.
• Phòng hậu phẫu (Noun Phrase): Post-operative recovery room.

1. (y) Post-operational