Day 1- Preoperative Evaluation and Management
Section outline
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Preoperative evaluation of the patient is a cornerstone of perioperative anesthestic management.
At the end of this module, the clinical clerk should be able to:
- Define preoperative evaluation.
- Describe the components of preoperative evaluation.
- Stratify the risks of patients before anesthesia
- Determine if a patient requires preoperative laboratory testing.
- Discuss the preparation of a patient for anesthesia.
- Appraise effectively a patient’s requirement for preoperative medication.
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For a more comprehensive understanding of the topic, it is recommended to read the following chapter on your reference book:
Hata TM. (2023). Preoperative Patient Assessment and Management. In Cullen BF, et al (Eds). Barash, Cullen and Stoelting's Clinical Anesthesia. (9th ed., pp 551-575). Wolters Kluwer.
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Lecture on Preoperative Evaluation File
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Based on what you have learned on preanesthesia evaluation, classify the following patients according to the ASA-PS classification system.
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