May 24th, 2009 Postoperative Hematoma
What is a post operative hematoma? Postoperative hematoma or hematoma after surgery is a pocket of blood that accumulates in a post-surgical site. It is an undesirable— but usually non-life threatening— complication that may arise within several hours and days after a surgery. Examples of postoperative hematoma include: hematoma on vagina after childbirth (post episiotomy) [...]