Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery

Gayle Bodner; Emily Cabel; Chris Kaiser; Mackenzie Murphy; Laura Tastad

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000753888.22927.2f

Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery

JAAPA. 2021 Jul 1;34(7):21-27. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000753888.22927.2f.

Authors

Gayle Bodner¹, Emily Cabel, Chris Kaiser, Mackenzie Murphy, Laura Tastad

Affiliation

¹ Gayle Bodner is an assistant professor in the PA program at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, and practices in the preoperative assessment clinic at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Emily Cabel practices in family medicine at United Family Medicine in St. Paul, Minn. Chris Kaiser practices hospital medicine at Buffalo General Medical Center and South Buffalo Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. Mackenzie Murphy practices hospital medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Laura Tastad practices in vascular surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health-High Point (N.C.) Medical Center. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 34162804
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000753888.22927.2f

Abstract

Patient comorbidities and risk factors are important to the success of any operation, and knowing about them before surgery can help clinicians anticipate perioperative complications and optimize patient conditions. This article describes key considerations in the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery and describes risk stratification for common conditions.

MeSH terms

Comorbidity
Elective Surgical Procedures*
Humans
Postoperative Complications* / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications* / prevention & control
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors