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reoperation
Derived word form of operation

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They also evaluated rates of emergency department visits, readmissions and reoperation in the first year following the surgery.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

One 2003 report, for example, concluded that Infuse produced “statistically superior outcomes with regard to length of surgery, blood loss, hospital stay, reoperation rate, median time to return to work and fusion rates.”

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2013

Complications include reoperation or readmission following reconstruction of damaged ureter and kidney, penile reconstruction, and correction of testicular torsion.

From US News • Jun. 2, 2010

But when the more drastic operation is performed first, reoperation is much more difficult because of the scar tissue and adhesions that often form around the nerve roots, causing chronic pain and loss of flexibility.

From Time Magazine Archive