Preoperative assessment in patients presenting for elective surgery |
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Authors: | Carol E Gray Julie Baruah-Young Christopher Payne |
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Abstract: | Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective surgery is vital to ensure patients have underlying comorbidities identified, appropriate investigations performed and are optimized prior to the day of surgery. Anaesthetic pre-assessment is usually initiated at the pre-assessment clinic. A thorough assessment should include a careful history and examination as well as assessment of both the airway and functional capacity. This article provides a systematic approach to the assessment process. |
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Keywords: | Airway assessment cardiac risk assessment investigations preoperative assessment |
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