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After your operation - Information helping you to recover
After an operation, staying in bed and not moving much can increase your risk of getting a chest infection and blood clots in your legs.
You can lower this risk by following the simple steps in this fact sheet.
- Organisation:
- Royal Women's Hospital Victoria
- Topic:
- Surgery
- Target audience:
- Women, General
- Service area:
- VIC
- Published:
- April 2025
- Last reviewed:
- October 2025
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