Pre-operative Considerations
Need for surgery
Realistic patient expectations of outcomes
Patient understanding of aims
Screening prior to surgery:
• full history and review of all systems
• physical examination of all systems
• laboratory testing
• presence and severity of co-morbidity operative risk
Pre-operative care
Pre-operative management:
• stop smoking and taking aspirin one week prior to surgery
Pre-operative checks:
• informed consent
• lab tests
Pre-operative preparation:
• skin preparation
• prophylactic antibiotics, if indicated
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