Preoperative screening

Authors
Litaker, D
Citation
D. Litaker, Preoperative screening, MED CLIN NA, 83(6), 1999, pp. 1565
Citations number
66
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00257125 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7125(199911)83:6<1565:PS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The purpose of preoperative screening is to establish an understanding of b oth the nature and extent of medical illnesses that may influence the hospi tal course in patients scheduled for surgery. This article explores sources of risk of patients undergoing surgery and describes strategies that may b e useful in identifying, quantifying, and modifying them.