Thoracic Key

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Molly Blackley Jackson, Somnath Mookherjee and Nason P. Hamlin (eds.)The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_48 48. Surgical Procedures Overview Molly Blackley Jackson1  , Elizabeth Kaplan1, Kara J. Mitchell1 and Christina Ryan1, 2 (1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Department…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Molly Blackley Jackson, Somnath Mookherjee and Nason P. Hamlin (eds.)The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_47 47. Postoperative Ileus Sandra M. Demars1   (1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle,…

Type of surgery/reason for admission Incidence of delirium ICU care (surgical and medical patients >65 years old) [3] 70–87 % Elective vascular surgery [1, 2] 34.5 % (29–39 %) Cardiac…

Immediate (within hours) Acute (within the first week) Subacute (1–4 weeks out) Trauma/cytokine release Surgical site infection (after 48 h) Surgical site infection Medications, including malignant hyperthermia Pneumonia Thrombophlebitis/DVT/PE Transfusion…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Molly Blackley Jackson, Somnath Mookherjee and Nason P. Hamlin (eds.)The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_44 44. The Postoperative Evaluation Nason P. Hamlin1   (1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington,…

Question 1: “How often did you have a drink containing alcohol in the past 12 months?” Response (score): never (0), monthly or less (1), 2–4 times a month (2), 2–3…

Information Example Transplanted organ, indication, and date of transplant Liver transplant for hepatitis C cirrhosis 3 years ago Status of transplanted organ: Current function Transaminases, liver synthetic function (bilirubin, INR,…

Is BMI < 20.5? Yes No Has the patient lost weight within the last 3 months?   Has the patient had a reduced dietary intake in the last week?   Is the patient severely…

Equipment needed: Timer and chair Directions: Patients wear their regular footwear and can use a walking aid if needed Begin by having the patient sit back in a standard armchair…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Molly Blackley Jackson, Somnath Mookherjee and Nason P. Hamlin (eds.)The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_39 39. Decision-Making Capacity Kara J. Mitchell1   (1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle,…