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Preoperative Care
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Definition of 'Preoperative Care'Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) Common names: Preoperative Care; Care, Preoperative; Preoperative Procedure; Procedure, Preoperative; Procedures, Preoperative; Preoperative Procedures |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
30 Oct 2009 
Acute trismus can be caused by pain, muscle spasm, swelling or mechanical obstruction. Unfortunately, the cause is not always obvious during pre-operative airway assessment. In this pilot study, we prospectively evaluated mandibular nerve block as a ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 The variability between observers in the interpretation of cardiopulmonary exercise tests may impact upon clinical decision making and affect the risk stratification and peri-operative management of a patient. The purpose of this study was to ... Read more...
A cost-effective screening method for preoperative hyperglycemia.
30 Oct 2009 INTRODUCTION: The preoperative encounter may offer a cost-effective opportunity for diabetes screening. METHODS: Three hundred forty-seven fasting patients had a preoperative glucose measurement determined from blood residue left on the IV needle, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Preoperative Care'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- The use of mandibular nerve block to predict safe anaesthetic induction in patients with acute trismus. 30 Oct 2009
- Determination of the anaerobic threshold in the pre-operative assessment clinic: inter-observer measurement error. 30 Oct 2009
- Are normal echocardiographic values obtained by transthoracic echocardiography in awake patients suitable for evaluation of cardiac function in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated patients?
30 Oct 2009 - A cost-effective screening method for preoperative hyperglycemia. 30 Oct 2009
- Primary closure of bladder exstrophy. 30 Oct 2009
- Pre-operative cardiac risk assessment in noncardiac surgery: are natriuretic peptides the magic bullet? 18 Oct 2009
- Is a pre-operative brain natriuretic peptide or N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measurement an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes within 30 days of noncardiac surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. 18 Oct 2009
- Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
- Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
- Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
- Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
- Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
- Expression of the macrophage antigen CD163 in rectal cancer cells is associated with early local recurrence and reduced survival time. 13 Oct 2009
- Functional status assessment in the preoperative evaluation of older adults. 12 Oct 2009
- Blood transfusion for the treatment of acute anaemia in inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive diseases. 5 Oct 2009
- Linked elbow replacement: a salvage procedure for distal humeral nonunion. Surgical technique. 29 Sep 2009
- The care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm: the Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
- Capsule complication during cataract surgery: Case-control study of preoperative and intraoperative risk factors: Swedish Capsule Rupture Study Group report 2. 29 Sep 2009
- Prophylactic antibiotics in hip and knee arthroplasty. 29 Sep 2009
- The relationship between body mass index and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in chronic systolic heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Preoperative Care'
Definition: Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
Descriptor UI: D011300
Alternative terms: Preoperative Care; Care, Preoperative; Preoperative Procedure; Procedure, Preoperative; Procedures, Preoperative; Preoperative Procedures;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;
Tree Number: E02.760.795; E04.641; N02.421.585.795;
Technical Notes: preop use of antibiotics for prev of infect: index under ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS & not here; DF: PREOP CARE