Preoperative assessment in patients presenting for elective surgery. Issue 9 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gray, Carol E.; Baruah-Young, Julie; Payne, Christopher
• Is Part Of: Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. Volume 19:Issue 9(2018)
• Page Start: 447
• Page End: 452
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Airway assessment -- cardiac risk assessment -- investigations -- preoperative assessment; Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; Critical care medicine -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Intensive care -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2018.06.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-0299

Abstract

Abstract: Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective surgery is vital to ensure patients have underlying comorbidities identified, appropriate investigations performed and are optimized prior to the day of surgery. Anaesthetic pre-assessment is usually initiated at the pre-assessment clinic. A thorough assessment should include a careful history and examination as well as assessment of both the airway and functional capacity. This article provides a systematic approach to the assessment process.