Surgery Flashcards
Surgical emergency?
AMPLE Allergies Medications Past medical history Last meal Events preceding the emergency
Common pre-op screening tests
CBC CMP/BMP PT/PTT/INR CXR ECG
Quantification of Surgical Risk
American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification
ASA Class I
Healthy patient
ASA Class II
Mild to moderate systemic disease
ASA Class III
Severe systemic disease
ASA Class IV
Severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
ASA Class V
Moribund person who is not expected to survive without surgery
ASA Class VI
Declared brain-dead person whose organs are being removed for donor purposes
High metabolic equivalents means ___
Low risk for surgery
Most common cause of postop morbidity?
Pulmonary complications
Scoring system that evaluates whether a patient is able to maintain and can not be monitored as closely
Aldrete scoring
A model that guides the patient throughout the entire perioperative period and beyond, facilitating effective collaboration among health care workers and assuring high clinical quality through a series of clinical pathways
Perioperative Surgical Home
