Perioperative care

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Perioperative care is defined as "interventions to provide care prior to, during, and immediately after surgery."[1]

Classification

Intraoperative Care

Postoperative Care

Benefits of perioperative medical consultation

The benefits of consultation are not clear in an observational study.[2]

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perioperative care. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
  2. Auerbach AD, Rasic MA, Sehgal N, Ide B, Stone B, Maselli J (2007). "Opportunity missed: medical consultation, resource use, and quality of care of patients undergoing major surgery". Arch. Intern. Med. 167 (21): 2338–44. DOI:10.1001/archinte.167.21.2338. PMID 18039993. Research Blogging.

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