Early Warning and Rapid Response Systems
Introduction Rapid response teams arose out of the realization that inpatients are at risk for serious adverse events that were usually preceded by physiologic signs of instability that were not…
Special Considerations in the Postoperative Care of the Cancer Patient
According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 1.7 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2018, and more than 600,000 people died from the…
Delivering Perioperative Care for Older Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery
Introduction The surgical population is aging at a faster rate than the general population. A significant proportion of this group will undergo cancer surgery; in 2030 it is estimated that…
Frailty in the Perioperative Setting for Cancer Patients
Introduction The world’s population is aging at an unprecedented rate with the number of older people growing at a faster rate than all other age groups. By 2050, one in…
Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient: Surgical Emergencies in Cancer
Background Oncologic surgical emergency may be defined as an acute, potentially life-threatening condition arising from cancer pathology, e.g., obstruction of hollow viscera, bleeding from the tumor, or its treatment such…
Palliative Surgery in Cancer Patients
Introduction Palliative surgery is “… used with the primary intention of improving quality of life or relieving symptoms caused by advanced disease. Its effectiveness is judged by the presence and…
Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient: Reconstructive Surgery
Applied Surgical, Pathologic, and Physiologic Concepts General The resection of tumors may cause large aesthetically and functionally unacceptable defects. Similarly, adjuvant therapies may leave functional tissue impairment or chronic nonhealing…
Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Introduction Orthopedic oncology is one of the newest subspecialties in orthopedics that specializes in the management of musculoskeletal tumors, which are slowly increasing globally. The great variability of complexity and…
Perioperative Care: Sarcoma and Melanoma
Perioperative Care: Sarcoma Introduction Sarcoma is an umbrella term for malignant neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. A wide variety of underlying cell types can become neoplastic, and so these cancers are…
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Management of Patients Presenting for Surgical Excision of Endocrine Tumors
General Introduction Surgical excision of endocrine tumors ranges from relatively common thyroid cancer surgery to rare conditions such as removal of pheochromocytoma and hypophysectomy for pituitary adenoma. A comprehensive evaluation…
