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Postoperative Hemorrhage MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Postoperative Hemorrhage
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.414.941
C23.550.767.850
Unique ID
D019106
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019106
Annotation
IM; do not confuse with BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL which is perioperative; coord with specific type of hemorrhage (IM) or specific type of surg (IM); see note on HEMORRHAGE for additional instructions on coords
Scope Note
Hemorrhage following any surgical procedure. It may be immediate or delayed and is not restricted to the surgical wound.
Entry Version
POSTOP HEMORRHAGE
Entry Term(s)
Blood Loss, Postoperative
Hemorrhage, Postoperative
Hemorrhages, Postoperative
Postoperative Hemorrhages
NLM Classification #
WO 184
Previous Indexing
Hemorrhage (1966-1995)
Postoperative Complications (1966-1995)
specific hemorrhage terms (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note
96
History Note
96
Date Established
1996/01/01
Date of Entry
1995/06/05
Revision Date
2019/05/24
Postoperative Hemorrhage Preferred
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