What does a good prognosis mean?

A good prognosis means that the patient has a good outcome after treatment and is expected to live for a long time. The short-term prognosis is that the patient will not have complications after surgery, such as no residual abdominal infection, no postoperative bleeding, no bile leak, anastomotic fistula, pancreatic fistula, and so on. Patients recover very well after surgery and can be discharged from the hospital when or before the stitches are removed, and they can eat and drink normally, have normal bowel movements, and take care of themselves. The long-term prognosis is mainly for malignant tumors. If the patient’s pathological stage is relatively early, such as stage 1 or stage 2, the 5-year survival rate is generally above 90%, and the patient’s prognosis is very good.