Preoperative assessment and perioperative management

Radford, Mark. (Added Author). Williamson, Alastair. (Added Author). Evans, Clare. (Added Author).

Summary: Pre operative assessment of the surgical patient is a key part of the perioperative process. However, it is one that cannot be separated from the other aspects of perioperative management, both clinical and administrative, that ensures the safe and effective treatment of surgical patients. There are a number of books on the market that examine perioperative management anaesthesia and surgical nursing that are only able to touch on the pre-operative assessment process. Pre Operative Assessment & Perioperative Management sets out to be different, by bridging the gap between these texts and the e.

Record details

ISBN: 9781907830020 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1907830022 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781905539024
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (xi, 414 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Keswick [U.K.] : M & K Pub., 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatBulkString:jan.03.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Front cover; Prelims; Contents; Preface; About the editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 The evolving role of the preoperative assessment team; Chapter 2 Preoperative estimation of survival and mortality risk; Chapter 3 History taking; Chapter 4 Clinical examination; Chapter 5 Pre-operative assessment of cardiovascular system and management of concurrent disease; Chapter 6 Respiratory assessment and disease; Chapter 7 Assessment of the airway; Chapter 8 Preoperative testing and perioperative management of endocrine and renal disease.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.