Perioperative care
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The perioperative period is a period of a patient's surgical procedure. The period may include the three phases of surgery (preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative), though it is a term most often used for the first and third of these only. It commonly includes ward admission, anesthesia, surgery, and recovery. Perioperative care is the care that is given before and after surgery. The primary concern of perioperative care is to provide better conditions for patients before an operation (sometimes construed as during operation) and after an operation.
How this connects to General Surgery
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Perioperative care · visual study map
Scalable vector illustration. Labeled conceptual map, not a precise anatomical, histological or diagnostic image.The wording in this learning map is adapted from the attributed Wikipedia background section below (CC BY-SA 4.0).
What the underlying subject studies
Surgery concerns anatomical conditions for which operative and nonoperative strategies may be considered. Understand the region, potential pathology, tissue blood supply, wound response and overall patient health before thinking about procedures.
How mechanisms and evidence connect
The perioperative period includes assessment, informed consent, infection prevention, physiological support, operative planning, recovery and follow-up. Technical procedures depend on specialist training and case-specific risk.
How to develop a sound explanation
Use a sequence diagram to connect indication, anatomy, pathophysiology and anticipated complications. A conceptual figure here is not a guide to performing an operation or managing an emergency.
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