Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2742215 | Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective surgery is vital to ensure patients have underlying co-morbidities identified, appropriate investigations performed and are optimized prior to the day-of-surgery. Anaesthetic pre-assessment is usually initiated at a pre-assessment clinic. A thorough assessment should include a careful history and examination as well as assessment of both the airway and functional capacity. This article provides a systematic approach to the assessment process.
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Authors
Carol E. Gray, Julie Baruah-Young, Christopher J. Payne,