Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 231-236, June 2006

Evidence-based preoperative evaluation

  • Maurizio Solca, MD (Head, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine)

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Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Presidio Ospedaliero di Cernusco sul Naviglio, Ospedale ‘A. Uboldo’, Via Uboldo 21, I-20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Preoperative assessment is a complex and multidisciplinary task. It encompasses surgical and anaesthesia assessment, preoperative testing, preparation of patients for surgery, and obtaining consent to the surgery. The scope of this chapter is to review the available evidence on anaesthesia preoperative evaluation (who, when and how to conduct it) and its relevance to clinical practice, and to indicate areas for future research.

Key words: preoperative care, anaesthesia evaluation

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PII: S1521-6896(05)00076-5

doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2005.10.003

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 231-236, June 2006

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