Despite the best medical care, the patient eventually succumbed to the complications from the surgery.

succumbed 是动词 succumb 的过去式，succumb 由前缀 suc-（表示"向下"）和词根 -cumb（来自拉丁语，意为"躺下"）组成，字面意思是"倒下"，引申为"屈服于、死于"。在医学语境中常表示"因疾病或伤势过重而死亡"。