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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 ... #diagnosis #stratification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... the patient’s perioperative ... discussions, perioperative ... #perioperative ... #stratification
Preoperative Risk Assessment: What is the risk of the surgery?
Low Risk: 
 • Superficial
 • Eyes
Preoperative Risk ... of the surgery? ... • Adrenals #Preoperative ... #diagnosis #stratification ... #surgery #cardiovascular
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Patients Undergoing Surgery ... a 1 in 100,000 risk ... Penicillin #Allergy #Surgery ... #Algorithm #Perioperative ... #Preoperative #
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Risk Factors Associated ... Complications Preoperative ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... anesthesiology #anesthesia #surgery ... #causes
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... Procedures Low Risk ... #Preoperative # ... Perioperative #Procedures ... #Table #Stratification
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... anaesthesia #Perioperative ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
, and the risks ... A specific checklist ... Witnesses #Anesthesia #perioperative ... #preoperative # ... Management #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
surgery if possible ... analgesia (consider risk ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist