ESA Guidelines for pre-operative evaluation

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The task force who elaborated this task force was composed of:

Composition

Chairperson
  • Stefan De Hert
Members
  • John Carlisle
  • Pierre Diemunsch
  • Gerhard Fritsch
  • Iain Moppett
  • Maurizio Solca
  • Sven Staender
  • Frank Wappler

The pre-operative evaluation guideline covers the following areas:

  • General principles of preoperative evaluation and preparation for surgery 
  • Role of patient history and clinical examination 
  • Role of preoperative tests in evaluation 
  • Personnel performing evaluation: physician vs. others 
  • Managing concurrent medication: continuing/discontinuing 
  • Airway evaluation 
  • Cardiovascular system: arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, coronary stents, heart failure, valve disease 
  • Respiratory system: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recent infection 
  • Endocrine: diabetes mellitus, corticosteroid therapy 
  • Lifestyle factors: cigarette smoking, excess alcohol intake, obesity 
  • Anaemia


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