Open AccessPreoperative assessment and optimisation: the key to good outcomes after the pandemic
Author(s) -
Scarlett McNally,
Kariem ElBoghdadly,
Justin Kua,
Suneetha Ramani Moonesinghe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7390
pISSN - 1750-8460
DOI - 10.12968/hmed.2021.0318
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , pandemic , key (lock) , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , medical emergency , nursing , ecology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , pathology
Complications following surgery are common, predictable and often preventable. New preoperative assessment and optimisation guidance recommends clear pathways with triggers for interventions, patient involvement, shared decision making and team education, to help both patients and service efficiency.