Anesthesia Key

Hematologic Disorders 9.1 Anemia Lori B. Heller It has long been recognized that anemia in the general population is associated with longer and more frequent hospitalizations as well as an…

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 8.1 Diabetes Mellitus Mark L. Stram Micah T. Long Douglas B. Coursin CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETES Diabetes mellitus (DM) is categorized as type 1 or type 2…

Renal Disease 6.1 Chronic Kidney Disease Jeanna Blitz DEFINITION AND STAGING Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as the presence of a marker of kidney damage, such as proteinuria on…

Neurologic/Neuromuscular Disorders 5.1 Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Corey Amlong Robert D. Sanders Stroke can be a devastating sequela of the perioperative period. Patients who suffer a stroke during or after…

Pulmonary Disease 4.1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Florin Costescu Peter Slinger The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a common preventable…

Heart Disease 3.1 Ischemic Heart Disease Giora Landesberg Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has a major impact on perioperative mortality and morbidity. It is important to understand the different presentations of…

Preoperative Basics 2.1 Preoperative Testing David L. Hepner INTRODUCTION Routine preoperative testing lacks clinical utility and may lead to patient harm because of further testing to evaluate abnormal results. Routine…

Overview 1.1 Preoperative Evaluation BobbieJean Sweitzer Inadequate preoperative evaluation and optimization are linked to perioperative mortality and morbidity (1,2). Health care is increasingly fragmented, medical records are not always available,…