Perioperative Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cohn, Steven L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Patients undergoing surgery often have medical problems that may influence their perioperative risk. Optimal management involves collaboration of the health care team members including the medical consultant, anesthesiologist, and surgeon. Perioperative Medicine brings together the principles and pr...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1 – Preoperative Evaluation
• Section 2 – Surgery-Specific Risks
• Section 3 - Preoperative Evaluation and Management of Co-existing Medical Diseases
• Section 4 – Postoperative Complications.