PREOPERATIVE PATIENT ASSESSMENT - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Authors
BARNARD NA WILLIAMS RW SPENCER EM
Citation
Na. Barnard et al., PREOPERATIVE PATIENT ASSESSMENT - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND RECOMMENDATIONS, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 76(5), 1994, pp. 293-297
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358843
Volume
76
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
293 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(1994)76:5<293:PPA-AR>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The aims of preoperative assessment of patients are outlined, and the role of clinical and laboratory testing is defined. Following a review of the literature, guidelines for requesting such investigations are suggested.