Significance of Complication
The term "Complication" encompasses a wide range of adverse health outcomes and secondary issues arising from various medical conditions, treatments, or procedures. These can include difficulties during pregnancy, surgical side effects, and adverse reactions to medications. Complications can also refer to negative outcomes of diseases like diabetes or hypertension, and even the lack of proper sterilization. They emphasize the importance of early detection, proper management, and understanding of potential risks to ensure optimal health outcomes.
Synonyms: Implication, Difficulty, Obstacle, Drawback, Hindrance, Entanglement, Confusion, Problem, Challenge, Issue, Quandary
In Dutch: Complicatie; In Finnish: Komplikaatio; In Spanish: Complicación; In German: Komplikation
The below excerpts are indicatory and do represent direct quotations or translations. It is your responsibility to fact check each reference.
Hindu concept of 'Complication'
In Hinduism, "Complication" signifies adverse health outcomes or secondary problems arising from a disease, treatment, or condition. These can range from additional health issues like vomiting and diarrhea to severe conditions such as hearing impairment and bleeding disorders. They represent challenges that can hinder recovery or worsen a patient's health.
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
(1) The text mentions that the patient was free from all symptoms of fistula with normal scar and without any complications after the Ksharasutra treatment.[1] (2) The absence of negative outcomes observed in the study, which is a positive outcome, as mentioned in the conclusion.[2] (3) These are potential outcomes of Akala and Ati Dhumapana, which can lead to hearing impairment, vision loss, speech difficulties, bleeding disorders, and dizziness, as described in the text.[3] (4) Complications are adverse health outcomes. The text mentions that the Jalandhara Bandha Yoga technique results in fewer post-extraction complications.[4] (5) These are issues which a pregnant lady may have to face any time of pregnancy, which can be treated by procedures like Snehana, Svedana, followed by Shodhana like Vamana, Virechana, Uttara Basti and adopting procedures like Aasthapna and Anuvasana Basti, according to the provided text.[5]
From: Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra
(1) Complications of fever are addressed with specific remedies, such as plasters or electuaries, to alleviate associated symptoms.[6] (2) Additional health issues arising from untreated diarrhea, potentially aggravating the patient's condition.[7]
From: Charaka Samhita (English translation)
(1) This phrase is used to describe the secondary health problems that can arise from edema, such as vomiting and diarrhea.[8] (2) These are secondary conditions that may arise as a result of the acute spreading affections, sometimes leading to more severe health issues.[9]
From: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
(1) Problems and adverse effects associated with synthetic drugs, highlighting the importance of exploring safer treatment options.[10] (2) Complications of the surgical "lay Open" technique include extensive wound, prolonged hospitalization, and anal incontinence, as mentioned in the text.[11]
From: Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine)
(1) Secondary health issues arising from primary digestive disorders, such as dehydration or electrolyte imbalance.[12]
From: Chaitanya Bhagavata
(1) A circumstance that makes a situation more difficult, often resulting from confusion or unexpected issues.[13]
The concept of Complication in local and regional sources
Complication, as defined by regional sources, denotes medical issues or difficulties. It specifically relates to health conditions, particularly during childbirth. This highlights the critical need for expert medical advice when such problems arise.
From: Triveni Journal
(1) Medical issues or difficulties that arise during a health condition, particularly related to childbirth, emphasizing the importance of medical advice.[14]
The concept of Complication in scientific sources
"Complication" consistently refers to adverse health outcomes stemming from diseases, treatments, or procedures. It encompasses negative health consequences, secondary health issues, and adverse events that necessitate management, monitoring, and prompt intervention to prevent severe outcomes and improve patient care.
From: The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
(1) Complications are adverse events or problems that arise during or after a medical procedure, like a tracheostomy, which the study analyzed between techniques.[15] (2) Complications of otitis media, including extracranial issues like facial nerve palsy and intracranial issues like meningitis, can arise from mastoiditis and mastoid abscess.[16] (3) Disease awareness for correct pre-operative diagnosis and surgical treatment is central in reducing mortality, morbidity, and these in SPBD patients.[17] (4) Adverse events occurring during or after surgery, with no significant difference between the supraorbital and pterional groups.[18] (5) This is a keyword that is related to myths and beliefs surrounding pregnancy.[19]
From: South African Family Practice
(1) Complications are part of the South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire and the Cronbach alpha results show how each question performed.[20] (2) These are unfavorable or unexpected outcomes that may arise during or after a medical procedure, requiring careful monitoring and management.[21] (3) Complications may arise from gastro-oesophageal reflux, particularly in those with congenital abnormalities or neurological impairment, and these complications are categorised into oesophageal and extra-oesophageal difficulties.[22] (4) These are health problems that can arise from diabetes, such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney damage, and are related to hyperglycaemia per se.[23] (5) This refers to the adverse consequences of a medical condition or its treatment, which the document emphasizes the avoidance of as a treatment objective.[24]
From: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
(1) Problems or difficulties that arise during cancer treatment, such as infections, bleeding, or organ damage, impacting patient health.[25] (2) However, this method may cause further these such as retinal edema, damage of the normal retina, and retinal pigment epithelial hyperplasia.[26] (3) These can include Viral infections; blood clots; heart problems; pneumonia and breathing difficulties; organ failure in multiple organs; acute respiratory distress syndrome, a severe lung condition that reduces the amount of oxygen that reaches the organs through the bloodstream; acute kidney injury; and additional bacterial.[27] (4) Pharmacy students were greatly aware of the complications of hepatitis B.[28] (5) Problems that can occur after epidural anesthesia, but the study found that low-dose dexamethasone administration in epidural anesthesia can reduce post-epidural anesthesia severe to moderate back pain.[29]
From: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
(1) In Kinshasa, it was found that patients with hypertension had little knowledge of their condition in terms of risk factors, clinical manifestations and complications, which was a factor in the study.[30] (2) These are negative health outcomes related to diabetes, and the study examined the impact of existing complications on the control of the disease.[31] (3) These are adverse health outcomes, and the text explores the complications associated with eclampsia.[32] (4) Complications are the serious health problems that can result from uncontrolled hypertension, such as strokes, blindness, and kidney failure, emphasizing the importance of proper management.[33] (5) These are the adverse health outcomes that can arise from diabetes, and the study emphasizes the importance of screening to prevent them.[34]
From: Journal of Public Health in Africa
(1) Adverse events or negative outcomes that may arise during or after the induction of labour.[35] (2) These are adverse outcomes that may arise from the condition or its treatment, such as acetabular dysplasia, which is the most dominant with a percentage of 11%.[36] (3) The most common complications secondary to COVID-19 are venous thromboembolism (VTE) presenting with extensive deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and/or acute ischemic strokes, according to the provided text.[37] (4) Complications are a significant concern in diabetes, and the study aims to identify factors associated with self-care behavior, which can help prevent or manage these complications.[38] (5) The development of additional health problems as a result of the disease, which was found to be a significant cost driver.[39]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) These can cover a whole spectrum of events, from very mild to life-threatening reactions that require hospitalization.[40] (2) Complications are adverse outcomes that can arise from existing health conditions, such as diabetes, and are discussed in the context of biomedical and pharmacotherapeutic research.[41] (3) Complications associated with the drugs were monitored, with paresthesia being common in the topiramate group and drowsiness, weight gain, hair loss, nausea, and tremor noted in the sodium valproate group.[42] (4) Adverse conditions that can accompany diabetes mellitus, such as blindness, renal failure, and cardiovascular disease, highlighting the systemic impact of the disease.[43] (5) Adverse events or secondary conditions that may arise during or after a treatment or disease process.[44]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) A retrospective study investigated risk factors that contribute to the development of complications during the recovery phase after blunt chest wall trauma.[45] (2) These are adverse outcomes, and the study showed that patients who received delayed physiotherapy were more likely to experience them, such as empyema.[46] (3) These are adverse health outcomes or problems that can arise following a medical procedure, such as a cesarean section, which physiotherapists address.[47] (4) Medical issues.[48]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) Complications are health problems that arise during pregnancy, delivery, or after childbirth, and the family members in Case 14 admitted the mother into the hospital with complications.[49] (2) Complication, in conjunction with comorbidity, are taken from studies done in China, and this helps to ensure the model's reliability and ability to be generalized.[50] (3) Complications from lead poisoning are categorized as behavioral, physical, and psychological, underscoring the diverse and detrimental health effects associated with lead exposure.[51] (4) These can include bleeding, tissue destruction, pain, thrombocytopenia, congestive heart failure, and death, with intra-oral lesions posing a higher risk of life-threatening bleeding and airway obstruction.[52] (5) Adverse health outcomes that can arise during or after hospitalization, so preventing complications is a key objective of transitional care.[53]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) A complication is an adverse event or secondary disease that may arise during or after treatment for a primary condition.[54] (2) Adverse events that can occur after breast cancer surgery, such as upper extremity edema, subcutaneous tissue necrosis, subcutaneous fluid, and subcutaneous necrosis.[55] (3) The incidence of complications and the need for additional treatments were monitored and found to be comparable across all groups.[56] (4) Complications, in addition to adverse effects, were systematically recorded for both treatment groups.[57] (5) Adverse events or problems that occurred during the study, none of which were observed during the priming interval.[58]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) These are the negative health outcomes that can result from a disease, such as death or long-term respiratory problems, and nurses' knowledge of these is assessed.[59] (2) A condition where even mild depression increases the risk of these issues, according to Dr. David Jankelow, and patients suffering from post-MI depression should be identified and treated early.[60]
From: Religions Journal (MDPI)
(1) These emerge from the intersection of religious beliefs and legal statutes, especially when legal requirements clash with the practices and convictions of faith communities.[61]