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Evidence‐based guide to perioperative medicine
Author(s) -
Scott I. A.,
Lodge R. S.,
Russell D. M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01344.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , perioperative medicine , comorbidity , intensive care medicine , intervention (counseling) , medline , surgery , psychiatry , political science , law
The discipline of perioperative medicine is assuming greater importance as increasing numbers of older patients with medical comorbidity undergo complex surgical procedures. If patient outcomes and use of limited hospital resources are to be optimized, physicians with skills and interest in perioperative risk assessment and therapeutic intervention are needed. This systematic review attempts to provide an evidence‐based update in several key areas in the management of the perioperative patient.