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Preoperative Evaluation Guidelines - National Guideline Clearinghouse
Guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse on preoperative evaluation.
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Medical Consultation - UCSF House staff Handbook
A practical resource for residents on preoperative evaluation, perioperative beta-blockers, DVT prophylaxis, and perioperative anticoagulation.
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Antithrombotic Therapy Guidelines - American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
This web page contains several guidelines from the ACCP. Under "The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy," you will find a PDF as well as a PDA version of the guidelines that includes useful tables on managing anticoagulation during invasive procedures.
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ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
This web page lists the tables from this guideline on valvular heart disease, including the especially useful topics of endocarditis prophylaxis and anticoagulation management for patients with valvular heart disease who require surgery or dental care. Click on 'table of contents' to see the full text of the guideline.
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ACC Guidelines for PDA
This site allows users to download ACC guidelines, to Palm- or PocketPC-based PDAs. Topics of note are Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery, and Valvular Heart Diseaes.
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Preoperative Tests - Guideline
A guideline on ordering preoperative laboratory tests from the UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
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Preoperative Evaluation - The Virtual Hospital
A chapter from the Iowa Family Practice Handbook that covers surgical issues such as preoperative cardiac risk assessment, preoperative lab tests, anticoagulation, and postoperative care.
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Surgery Patient Information - MEDLINEplus
An excellent resource for patients preparing for surgery. Addresses preoperative as well as postoperative issues, including anesthesia, wound care, and pain control. Includes information in Spanish.
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What's It Like to Have Surgery? - American Academy of Family Physicians
A well written article for patients that gives an overview of going through a surgery.
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Surgery FAQ for Patients - American College of Surgeons
Patient information including descriptions of commonly performed procedures.
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Geriatric Preoperative Assessment
A general overview and approach to the preoperative evaluation of a geriatric patient.
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Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment - American Family Physician
Article summarizing the approach to preoperative cardiac risk assessment. Includes a comparison of the guidelines from the American College of Cardiology with those from the American College of Physicians.
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Preoperative Evaluation - American Family Physician
Article on the essentials of preoperative evaluation, with tables on the frequency of postoperative complications, recommended preoperative laboratory tests, risk factors for perioperative cardiac and pulmonary complications, and indications for perioperative nutritional supplementation.
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Virtual Knee Surgery - Edheads
An animated and interactive tour of a total knee replacement surgery. Also includes photos of the surgery.
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