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An overview of the principles of preoperative care
Nursing Standard, 2018There has been an increase in the number of patients requiring surgery who also have complex medical needs. Factors such as being overweight, the presence of significant comorbidities and an ageing population increase the risks associated with surgical procedures for these individuals.
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Manual of Preoperative and Postoperative Care
Archives of Surgery, 1983For the surgeon who has questions about preoperative or postoperative care, this manual from the American College of Surgeons will serve well. The text is organized under four headings: the basics, pediatrics, the organ systems, and special patient problems, ie, multiple injuries, burns, cancer, and physiologic support systems.
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Principles of surgical care: preoperative care
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2015This article discusses the care of people prior to their undergoing a surgical procedure. For many, the thought of having to undergo surgery can cause distress and anxiety. The healthcare assistant and assistant practitioner (HCA and AP), understanding the issues that people may face, are in an ideal position to offer support to patients, both from a ...
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Preoperative Care of the Bariatric Patient
2014Preoperative care of the bariatric patient starts before the patient arrives. Both evaluation and individualized risk assessment are essential for achieving best outcomes and allowing the patient to give a truly informed consent. Best preoperative care will yield a comprehensive understanding of a patient’s medical history as it pertains to predicted ...
Ranjan Sudan, David S. Tichansky
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Psychological Aspects of Preoperative and Postoperative Care
The American Journal of Nursing, 1955T HE psychological care of patients, in many respects, is the no-man's land of surgery. Everyone has a claim on it, but no one really owns it. In other areas, responsibility is well defined. Here it is not. Surgical management is clearly the surgeon's job, anesthesia belongs to the anesthesiologist, and the nurse has certain prescribed duties.
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Manual of Preoperative and Postoperative Care
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1968This textbook-sized manual presents nothing new in the way of information, but rather garners into a concise format well-established principles and facts concerning preand postoperative care. Its list of contributors is most impressive. Nearly every chapter is written by an outstanding and recognized authority in that field, ie, Oliver Cope on "Thyroid
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Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care
1990The increasing number of elderly patients undergoing surgery is due both to the expanding elderly population and to important recent advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques. As the population ages, there are increasing numbers of individuals with chronic diseases benefiting from surgical intervention such as cataracts, prostatic hypertrophy ...
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Preoperative and postoperative care in gynaecology
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 2009The aim of perioperative care is to minimise morbidity from postoperative complications and achieve early safe discharge from hospital. Outpatient preoperative assessment identifies patient-specific risk factors for surgery, to allow appropriate counselling of risk and so that any medical problems can be optimised and appropriate postoperative care ...
Mahmood I. Shafi +3 more
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Manual of Preoperative and Postoperative Care
AORN Journal, 1969Manual of Preoperative and Postoperative Care, by the Committee on Pre and Postoperative Care, American College of Surgeons, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967, 506 pages.
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Preoperative Care of the Patient on the Ward
1981A hospital harbors a large number of pathogenic organisms of varying virulence. When a patient is admitted, he is soon subjected to a more or less massive colonization by potentially infectious microorganisms. The extent of this colonization may reach 30%–40% in the 1st week.
Rigmor Texhammar, Fridolin Séquin
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