Assessment of late postoperative complication in the emergency department

Nowadays, due to the shortening of hospital stay, it is quite common for surgical patients develop complications which will declare themselves after having been discharged. Usually, first point contact receive medical treatment be Emergency Department. Post-operative can divided into early-onset, ones occur in 4 weeks, and late-onset developing more than weeks surgery. Early-onset are most common, usually they tend appear immediate postoperative period. These include seromas, wound infections, eviscerations, ileus, anastomotic leak, such as pneumonia thromboembolism. Later-onset specific type procedure performed. Classic examples jaundice stricture bile duct stenosis hepatobiliary surgery or afferent loop syndrome secondary gastric An early diagnosis any reduce their negative impact helps treatment. For these reasons, physician must have a high index diagnostic suspicion. Computed Tomography (CT) scan with intravenous contrast almost always best modality reach diagnosis. consultation advisable.