Perioperative Consulting

Perioperative Medicine

…is a continually evolving field with the goal of optimizing medical conditions impacting surgical outcomes. Preparing patients for surgery and providing medical care to support patient desired outcomes is the goal of each preoperative encounter. In order to ensure delivery of evidence based perioperative care, the perioperativist must be familiar with preoperative optimization, risk mitigation, and enhanced recovery strategies as well as shared decision making, and psychological preparation.

Mission and Vision

The perioperative clinician, perioperativist, must remain up to date incorporating preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care strategies to enhance the patient experience . Our goal is to help practicing clinicians remain informed as to the latest guidelines targeting patient desired outcomes.

Purpose

This site is designed to educate and support clinicians in the care of patients throughout their surgical journey. By sharing evidence based, best practice guidelines, we aim to facilitate effective and efficient clinical practice.

Goal

To provide educational resources for clinicians, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, and surgeons practicing perioperative medicine and provide resources for all those engaged in perioperative care.

This site is designed to serve as a resource to facilitate the advancement of perioperative clinicians.

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About the Editor

Angela F Edwards MD FASA DFPM is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Wake Forest School of Medicine, where she has practiced anesthesiology with a focus on preoperative evaluation and management for over 20 years. She has served as medical director of Preoperative Assessment Clinic, Section Head of Perioperative Medicine, and President of the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI). She has written, edited, and presented extensively in the field at international meetings for the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the International Anesthesiology Research Society ( IARS), and the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA). She currently serves as Chair of the Perioperative Medicine Education Track subcommittee and Co-Director of SPAQI’s Perioperative Medicine Fellowship.

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Diabetes
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Malignant Hyperthermia
Remuneration - E&M
Electronic Health Records
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DISCLAIMER

The information contained within this site is intended for use as a clinical, educational resource for perioperative clinicians. The authors have been diligent to ensure the information is current and based upon the available evidence. Recommendations which are based on the author’s opinion only (due to contradicting or lack of evidence from the literature) are italicized or specifically noted as such*. When using this site, be advised that this is an educational resource to assist the perioperativist in delivering evidence based care alongside clinical judgment. This evidence may not apply to every patient situation. Furthermore, this information is not intended to replace the advice of a healthcare provider about a diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis.

**The author is not responsible for medical decisions that may be made based on information on this site since it is provided for educational purposes. Patients should always consult their healthcare providers before deciding on a treatment plan.