Episode 91: Perioperative evaluation for non-cardiac surgery with Tom Metkus
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Perioperative Risk Assessment and Patient Management
This chapter discusses the importance of pretest probability in risk stratifying patients for surgery, emphasizing that even with a test that has high sensitivity and specificity, if the pretest probability is low, the post-test probability will also be low. It explains the algorithm for screening patients for surgery, the need for collaboration between the cardiovascular evaluator and the anesthesia team and surgeon, and the importance of informing patients and their families about the risks involved in surgeries.
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