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Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Pulmonary #Risks #Stratification #Factors #Complications
Risk Factors for ... Postoperative Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Pulmonary #Risks
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

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

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... Stress Testing: • Preoperative ... seem to prevent postoperative ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... patients #Preop #preoperative
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
Anesthesia for the Obese Patient: Preoperative Evaluation, Intraoperative Management, and Postoperative Management

#Anesthesia #Obese #Obesity #Management #Preoperative
Obese Patient: Preoperative ... Management, and Postoperative ... Obesity #Management #Preoperative
Preoperative Evaluation Checklist

by Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Preoperative #Evaluation #Checklist #diagnosis #perioperative #preop
Preoperative Evaluation ... @LizzyHastie #Preoperative ... Checklist #diagnosis #perioperative
Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
Approach to Perioperative ... Risk Stratify eg ... impacts decision #Preoperative ... #Risk #Assessment
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
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
Perioperative Medications ... high bleeding risk ... should be initiated preoperatively ... events in the perioperative ... Continue #preop #preoperative