Perioperative Management of the Diabetic Patient
Type of oral antidiabetic and non-insulin injectable therapy Day before surgery Day of surgery Patient for AM surgery Patient for PM surgery Acarbose No dose change Omit morning dose Give…
Perioperative Beta-Blockade, the Pros and Cons. The Story of Beta-Blockade and Cardiac Protection
2009 ACCF/AHA guideline recommendations 2009 ESC/ESA guideline recommendations Class I Beta blockers should be continued in patients undergoing surgery who are receiving beta-blockers for treatment of conditions with ACCF/AHA Class…
Defining Postoperative Quality of Recovery
Fig. 5.1 Recovery as a continuous variable. X = individual patient change score, which is a measure of individual patient recovery as a continuous variable derived from summation of multiple domains Defining…
Perioperative Medicine: Defining the Anesthesiologist’s Role in Shaping Perioperative Outcomes
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Karen Stuart-Smith (ed.)Perioperative Medicine – Current Controversies10.1007/978-3-319-28821-5_1 1. Perioperative Medicine: Defining the Anesthesiologist’s Role in Shaping Perioperative Outcomes Ottokar Stundner1 and Stavros G. Memtsoudis2 (1) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive…
US-Guided Nerve Targets
and Valeria Mossetti1 (1) Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Regina Margherita Children Hospital, Turin, Italy Valeria Mossetti Email: valeriamossetti@libero.it KeywordsUltrasoundRegional anesthesiaTechniquesPediatric There has been a recent increase in the use of…
Vascular Access in the Perioperative Period
Fig. 19.1 Pre-procedural US screening to detect anatomical variants. (a) Normal anatomy, (b) abnormal internal jugular vein (V) position (median to the carotid artery), (c) abnormal surrounding structure (*, ganglion),…
Perioperative Care in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Fig. 7.1 An 8-year-old (12 kg) female affected by osteogenesis imperfecta 7.1.2 Ambulatory Orthopaedic Surgery in Children Ambulatory surgery is a somewhat lighter burden for health services, resulting in considerable…
Perioperative Care of Children with Trauma
Fig. 15. 1 Causes of high rate of blunt injury in children Major and lethal pediatric traumas are relatively rare. This aspect makes difficult to accomplish guidelines for the management…
Perioperative Care of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Behavioral Problems
Fig. 17.1 A 14-year-old 25 kg severely disabled boy in severe pain. According to his mother, flexion of the toes is a typical sign of discomfort or pain 17.2.2 Specific…
Preoperative Evaluation in Pediatric Anesthesia
JHSRCS status Description Example 1 Noninvasive procedure, minimal risk Excision of lesion of the skin 2 Procedures limited in their invasive nature mild risk Inguinal hernia repair, diagnostic laparoscopy 3…
