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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
Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Pulmonary #Risks #Stratification #Factors #Complications
Risk Factors for ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Pulmonary #Risks ... #Stratification ... #Factors #Complications
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 ... patients #Preop #preoperative ... #perioperative
Revised Cardiac Risk Index - Risk of surgical complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Cardiac #RiskIndex #Cardiovascular #Complications #RCRI
Revised Cardiac Risk ... Index - Risk of ... surgical complications ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... Cardiovascular #Complications
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... postoperative pulmonary complications ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Risks #Stratification ... #Pulmonary #Complications
The recommended pre-operative workup for patients taking anticoagulants involves stratifying both thromboembolic & bleeding risk, determining
pre-operative workup ... high bleeding risk ... days before low-risk ... dabigatran #DOACs #preoperative ... #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
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Risk Factors Associated ... Post-operative Pulmonary Complications ... Preoperative ... RiskFactors #pulmonary #complications
Preoperative Risk Assessment: What is the risk of the surgery?
Low Risk: 
 • Superficial
 • Eyes
Preoperative Risk ... Assessment: What is the risk ... Intermediate Risk ... • Adrenals #Preoperative ... #diagnosis #stratification
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
aims to predict perioperative ... pulmonary and cardiac complications ... substantial increase in risk ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... Classification #Risk