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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... patients #Preop #preoperative
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... Patients Undergoing Surgery ... Penicillin #Allergy #Surgery ... #Algorithm #Perioperative ... #Preoperative #
Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip
Guidelines for Perioperative ... withhold prior to Surgery ... medications #hold #perioperative ... #pharmacology #table
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... laparoscopic (Ligasure®) applications ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #instruments #types
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... effect prior to surgery ... per treatment table ... Low Bleed-Risk Surgery ... High Bleed-Risk Surgery
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Common Surgical Instruments ... Open and lap applicators ... #Staplers #surgery ... #instruments #types
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
Laparoscopic Instruments ... Many instruments ... those used in open surgery ... Source: Fiber optic cable ... #Laparoscopy #surgery
Needles and Suture Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Needles come in many shapes and cutting edges for
Common Surgical Instruments ... edges for various applications ... depending on the application ... sutures #needles #surgery ... #instruments #types
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery ... differences #diagnosis #table
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
intra-abdominal surgery ... Other general surgery ... Bleeding #Risk #Preoperative ... #Perioperative ... #Procedures #Table