Postoperative care determines whether surgery succeeds or fails. This episode explores the immediate and ongoing management of patients after surgery — focusing on physiological stability, complication recognition, and functional recovery.

We discuss pain control, fluid balance, early mobilisation, respiratory care, and monitoring for surgical complications. The episode also introduces enhanced recovery principles and the importance of coordinated multidisciplinary input.

This chapter reinforces that vigilance, not intervention, is often the most important postoperative skill — recognising early deviation from normal before deterioration becomes irreversible.

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