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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stress Testing: • Preoperative ... seem to prevent postoperative ... trials) • BUT, preoperative
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Risk Factors Associated ... Complications Preoperative ... pancuronium Postoperative ... complications #PACU #postoperative
Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Pulmonary #Risks #Stratification #Factors #Complications
Risk Factors for ... Postoperative Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Pulmonary #Risks
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... Surgery: 24 hours postoperative ... • High Bleed-Risk ... Surgery: 48-72 hours postoperative ... #DOAC #Perioperative
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... decision support algorithm ... a 1 in 100,000 risk ... #Perioperative ... #Preoperative #Management
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
ED, substitute “preoperative ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Neonatal #CRIES #PostOperative
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... Cases @EMCases #Pediatric ... #UTI #Algorithm ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds #Risk
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... for postoperative ... evidence category, risk ... is a probable risk ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Antibiotics #Risk
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
aims to predict perioperative ... to predict both postoperative ... substantial increase in risk ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... Classification #Risk