Surgery Mnemonics: Post Op Complications

Factors Delaying Wound Healing

DID NOT HEAL

D: Drugs
I : Infection/ Icterus / Ischemia
D: Diabetes

N: Nutrition
O: Oxygen (hypoxia)
T: Toxins

H: Hypothermia/ Hyperthermia
E: Etoh
A: Acidosis
L: Local Anasthetics

Post Op Complications, Early

Post op PROB

P: Pain
P: Primary hemorrhage
R: Reactionary hemorrhage
O: Oliguria
B: Basal atelectasis
S: Shock/ Sepsis

Post Op Fever Mnemonic

A Patient Ultimately Develops Wound Abscess

A: Atelectasis
P: Patient
U: UTI
D: DVT
W: Wound infection
A: Abscess (deep)