Nursing 3910A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dental Caries, Anesthesiologist, Angiography
13 Mar 2018
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The perioperative period consists of three phases: preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative. The post-operative phase begins with the admission of the patient to the pacu and ends with a follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home. The intraoperative phase begins when the patient is transferred onto the or table. The preoperative phase begins when the decision to proceed with surgical intervention is made. The pressure to reduce hospital stays and contain costs has resulted in diagnostic preadmission testing (pat) and preoperative preparation prior to admission. The increasing use of ambulatory, same-day, or short-stay surgery means that patients leave the hospital sooner, which increases the need for teaching, discharge planning, preparation for self- care, and referral for home care and rehabilitation services. Emergent patient requires immediate attention; disorder may be life threatening. Required patient needs to have surgery [few weeks or months] Elective: patient should have surgery [failure to have surgery is not catastrophic]
