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The “pre-op” remains a common and important role for the medical consultant. A good preoperative evaluation provides a baseline for the patient’s preoperative state, identifies perioperative risks for the patient and surgical team, makes recommendations to help mitigate that risk, and serves as a starting point for postoperative management of a patient’s medical conditions.
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Jackson, M.B., Wong, C.J. (2013). The Preoperative Evaluation. In: Wong, C., Hamlin, N. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3_3
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