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Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
Perioperative Medications ... to discuss with anesthesiology ... events in the perioperative ... @LizzyHastie #Perioperative ... Continue #preop #preoperative
An important part of an anesthesiologist's job is obviously to ensure patient stability during a procedure,
stability during a procedure ... and after the procedure ... #checklist #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... #management #preoperative
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 ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... risk discussions, perioperative ... #perioperative
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... invasive or surgical procedure ... effect prior to surgery ... Low Bleed-Risk Surgery ... postoperative #DOAC #Perioperative
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
Guidelines for Preoperative ... Guidelines for Preoperative ... undergoing Elective Procedures ... Anesthesiology. ... 2596245 #NPO #Preoperative
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Complications Preoperative ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Invasive/Surgical Procedures ... • Dermatologic procedures ... or procedure with ... Bleeding #Risk #Preoperative ... #Perioperative
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
surgical safety checklist ... A specific checklist ... Witnesses #Anesthesia #perioperative ... #preoperative # ... Management #Checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
anaesthesia #Perioperative ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
during diagnostic procedures ... of anesthesia, surgery ... Management consists of preoperative ... management and then surgery ... • Preoperative