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Area of Science:

  • Perioperative Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Surgical Patient Management

Background:

  • Increasing medical complexity of surgical patients necessitates interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Perioperative management requires systematic risk assessment and modification strategies.
  • Pre-anesthetic evaluations are vital for high-value, patient-centered surgical care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline a structured approach for pre-anesthetic medical evaluations.
  • To focus on the asymptomatic surgical patient.
  • To review evidence on perioperative risk assessment tools and preoperative testing.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of evidence supporting risk calculation tools.
  • Discussion of focused preoperative testing strategies.
  • Structured approach to pre-anesthetic evaluation for asymptomatic patients.

Main Results:

  • Effective pre-anesthetic evaluations systematically address risk assessment.
  • Perioperative risk calculation tools and focused testing are evidence-supported.
  • A structured approach enhances patient-centered surgical care.

Conclusions:

  • A systematic approach to pre-anesthetic evaluation is essential for complex surgical patients.
  • Risk assessment and modification are key components of effective perioperative care.
  • This review series will further explore critical topics in pre-anesthetic management.