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Post-Surgical Recovery

Meaning

Post-surgical recovery is the complex, multi-stage physiological process encompassing the time from the conclusion of a surgical procedure until the patient has fully returned to their baseline health status and functional capacity. This period involves wound healing, pain management, restoration of normal organ function, and the resolution of the acute surgical stress response. Optimizing the hormonal and nutritional environment is often a critical component of accelerating and improving the quality of this recovery phase.