lecture 8

General Surgery

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department
Dr. Ziad H. Delemi B.D.S, F.I.B.M.S (M.F.)
Post-Operative Complications

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

post-operative complications
1- Major complications. 2- Minor complications. 3- Other complications.

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

Major complications
1- Pulmonary Complications: -inadequate respiration -atelectasis -pneumonia -pneuomothorax

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

Major complications
2- Cardiovascular complications: -hypotension (ht) -dysarrythmia -myocardial infarction (MI) -deep venous thrombosis (DVT) & pulmonary embolism.



Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department
Major complications
3- Central nervous system complications: -CNS -PNS -psychological

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

Major complications
4- Abdominal complications: - hepatic (liver failure or hepatitis) - renal ( acute tubular necrosis acute renal failure )

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

Major complications
5- Local complications: -hematoma (dt. poor hemostasis ) -thrombophlebitis ( from cannula )

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

Minor complications
1- Nausea & vomiting. 2- Sore throat (intubation trauma, dryness of laryngeal mucosa). 3- Hoarseness of voice (prolonged pressure on vocal cords). 4- Laryngeal granuloma (pressure, irritation, ulceration)

Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department

Minor complications
5- Head ache. 6- Trauma to teeth. 7- Ocular complications (corneal ulcer, blindness). 8- post-operative parotitis


Mosul university- College of dentistry-oral & maxillofacial surgery department
Other post-op. complications:
1- Wound dehiscence. 2- Wound infection. 3- Wound hemorrhage , hematoma, seroma.