| A | B |
|---|
| perioperative | entire surgery |
| preoperative | decision 4 surgery - reach or |
| intraoperative | surgery |
| postoperative | recovery - dismissal |
| curative surgery | remove/replace to restore function - hip |
| palliative | relief symptoms or enhance function |
| pre-existing med conditions | immune, respiratory, cardio, hepatic |
| consent form | agree 2 surgery, understands risks - benefits |
| nurse responsibility | get consent form signed |
| preop meds | anticholinergics, anxiety, narcotics sedatives |
| spinal anesthesia | in subarachnoid space, headache |
| epidural | extradural space - no h/a |
| ambulatory surgery aka | same day, out patient surgery |
| critera for day surgery | not critically ill, not many hrs surgery, family to care |
| discharge critera for day surgery | stable cardio, easily aroused, talk, intac refluxes |
| phases of sedation - day | titration, procedure, recovery |
| required surgery | plan few weeks/month |
| urgent surgery | w/in 24-30 hrs |
| 4 stages anesthesia | inductin, excitement, surgical anesthesia, medullary depression |
| classify pt according to | general, physical and risk potential |
