Chapter 13 Considerations in the preoperative assessment of paediatric patients Simon Moore SUMMARY This chapter will cover the following: • introduction and definitions • anatomical and physiological considerations • psychological…
Chapter 12 Preoperative pharmacological optimisation Jonathan Thompson Simon Young SUMMARY The chapter will describe: • the importance of a detailed medication history • common therapeutic treatments for systemic disease and…
Chapter 20 Developing a competency framework for preoperative assessment Hilary Walsgrove SUMMARY This chapter will cover: • the background to developing competencies for preoperative assessment • standards of practice and…
Chapter 19 Audit and evaluation of a perioperative service Ciaran Hurley SUMMARY • What does evaluation mean? • Why should perioperative services be evaluated? • What should be evaluated? •…
Chapter 16 Consent and the perioperative patient Christine Hughes SUMMARY This chapter will cover: • an overview of the legal framework for consent • a good practice approach to consent…
Chapter 15 Preparation for discharge Liz Lees SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • the importance of discharge planning and impact of perioperative scheduling • key policy drivers for early discharge…
Chapter 11 The role of blood transfusion in preoperative assessment Andrew Blann SUMMARY This chapter will outline: • the basics of blood grouping and variety of transfusion products • clinical…
Chapter 5 Preoperative assessment of cardiovascular system and management of concurrent disease John Carlisle SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • cardiovascular disease • the role of testing in the preoperative…
Chapter 3 History taking Hilary Walsgrove SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • the purpose of taking a health history at preoperative assessment • various methods of obtaining a health history…
Chapter 1 The evolving role of the preoperative assessment team Liz Kenny SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • the development of preoperative assessment in the UK • the development of…
