Perioperative care

Assessment of fitness for surgery

• Preoperative assessment and risk scoring systems
• Laboratory testing and imaging
• Preoperative investigation

Management of associated medical conditions

• Organ specific diseases
  • Anaemia
  • Iron deficiency
  • Sickle cell anaemia
• Issues related to medication
• General factors

Preparation for surgery

• Pre-operative assessment
• Informed consent
• Pre-medication
• Risk assessment
• Perioperative hypothermia
• Enhanced recovery programmes

Principles of anaesthesia

• Pharmacokinetics
• General anaesthesia
• Local anaesthesia
• Regional anaesthesia

Monitoring of anaesthetised patient

• Non-invasive monitoring
• Invasive monitoring
• Venous access

Care of the patient under anaesthesia

• Positioning of the patient during surgery
• Avoidance of nerve injuries

Haematological problems in surgery

• Surgical aspects of disordered haemopoiesis
• Haemolytic disorders
• Disorders of bleeding and coagulation

Blood transfusion

• Preparation and components of blood products
• Indication for blood product transfusion
• Complications associated with blood transfusion
• Alternative to blood transfusion

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