Preoperative preparation and postoperative care in ophthalmology

Preoperative Care, Anesthesia and Early Postoperative Care of Vascular Patients

The changes in the operation technic in the last twenty years may reduce morbidity and mortality of traditionally high – risk vascular surgical procedures. (White CJ&Gray WA, 2007) The indrease of median age, the number of elderly patients will also elevate the number of vascular procedures. Careful preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing vascular surgical intervention holds great signif...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Preoperative Screening and Postoperative Care.

The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has reached epidemic proportions, and it is an often unrecognized cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Profound hypoxic injury from apnea during the postoperative period is often misdiagnosed as cardiac arrest due to other causes. Almost a quarter of patients entering a hospital for elective surgery have OSA, and >80% of these cases are ...

Preoperative and Postoperative Treatment

Preoperative preparation and premedication.

Preparing the paediatric patient for their operating room experience can be a complex process because of the many individuals involved.4 36 38 Preparation begins before patients have seen an anaesthetist because they will learn of their impending surgery from the surgeon. Surgical colleagues and their support staff can help to ease parents’ anxieties by assuring them that their child will recei...

Preoperative acupuncture: postoperative analgesia?

In the linked study by Coura and collaborators , it is reported that acupuncture the day before surgery can reduce postoperative pain (see article on page 16). 1 Although the study is small and there are gender differences between the groups, the fi ndings are novel, suggesting that acupuncture may be used the day before surgery rather than given in the immediate preoperative period. This sugge...