Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Prolonged bleeding after surgery
Excessive bleeding during surgery
HP:0004846
What it means
Bleeding that persists longer than the normal time following a surgical procedure.
Rare diseases that can present with this14
Very common80–99%
4Common30–79%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Protracted bleeding after surgery
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