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Perioperative Assessment of High-Risk abdominal surgery : A Case Study
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Tobin Mathew, Francesca Macaluso, Isabel M. McFarlane
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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020 8 (10). doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-10-15
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Keywords: perioperative evaluation, non-cardiac surgery, surgical risk calculator, revised cardiac risk, medication management, red flags, functional capacity, pulmonary risk assessment, post-operative pulmonary complications
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Context: Objectives: Ÿ To outline the key components of a pre-operative cardiac risk assessment. Ÿ To review the major guidelines utilized to assess patients¡¯ surgical risks. Ÿ To discuss the perioperative management of surgical patients to prevent cardiac and pulmonary complications. Ÿ To review the utility of biomarkers in the pre- and post-operative period.
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