Tüsistusteks

Tüsistusteks is an Estonian term used in medical and health contexts to denote complications arising from a disease, a medical procedure, or a treatment. It refers to events or conditions that worsen the patient’s course or require additional care.

The word is formed from the noun tü­sistus meaning complication, with the translative suffix -ks used to express designation, such as “as complications” or “to become complications” depending on context. It is commonly found in clinical notes, guidelines, and patient information as a label for events that alter prognosis.

In practice, tüsistusteks appears in documentation to classify events that count as complications, differentiating them from normal recovery or anticipated side effects. It is used across specialties, including surgery, obstetrics, and chronic disease management, to indicate issues that require changes in treatment or follow-up.

Examples of situations labeled tüsistusteks include postoperative infections, significant bleeding, leakage at anastomosis, organ dysfunction, or progression of comorbid disease. In obstetrics, pregnancy-related complications such as preeclampsia or fetal distress may be described as tüsistusteks in clinical notes, depending on the context.

The term is distinct from kõrvaltoime (side effect); tüsistus conveys an adverse, often unexpected development that complicates recovery. In medical records and research, tüsistusteks is part of a broader taxonomy of adverse events and is used when counting, grading, or reporting complications.