What is POD medical abbreviation?

What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation POD?

There may be more than one meaning of POD. However, what does the medical term POD mean?

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In the medical field, the medical abbreviation POD stands for postoperative day; post operative day.

POD: postoperative day; post operative day

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