Better pre-operative evaluation

Pre-operative pulmonary evaluation.

Postoperative pulmonary complications contribute significantly to morbidity and morality in surgical patients. Pulmonary complications occur more frequently than cardiac complications. The complication rates for upper abdominal and thoracic surgery are the highest. A better understanding of the risk factors associated with postoperative pulmonary complications is essential to develop strategies...

Pre-operative evaluation of lung function test results.

The European Respiratory Society/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons joint clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemoradiotherapy) were published in the July 2009 issue of the European Respiratory Journal [1]. This comprehensive and very important document provides guidelines for the risk evaluation of candidates for lung cancer surgery. We f...

Evaluation of gastric acid in dependence of pre-operative fasting.

Introduction It is generally accepted that fasting reduces the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents during induction of anaesthesia and surgery. Children, like adults, are required to fast before general anaesthesia to reduce volume and acidity of their stomach contents [1]. Fasting while waiting for surgery can be a stressful event for the children and their parents. To be ...

Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Radiologic Evaluation and Pre-operative Embolization

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) constitutes less than 0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. It is a histopathologically benign, yet locally agressive, vascular tumor that occurs most frequently in males from 5 to 25 years. Advances in imaging and treatment techniques are now facilitated more accurate staging of this disease. In this study, we present a case of JNA, to whom pre-operati...

Evaluation of the effect of a pre-operative anesthesia videotape.