Flashcards in Post op assessment Deck (5)
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1
Who do you need to inform if a patient needs emergency surgery?
theatre co-ordinator
on call anaesthetist
2
What should you ask a pt in a pre op assessment? AMPLE
Allergies
Medications
PMH
Last eaten/last drank
Events leading up to surgery
3
WHat does BOXED stand for when doing post op assessment
Bedside tests (obs and ECG), bloods
Orifices (sputum, swab cultures (nose, wound), urine output, urine dip/msu, stool output, drains
X-ray and other imaging
Escalation to seniors and other teams
DNACPR
4
Name 3 generic causes of post op complications.
pyrexia
haemorrhage
wound/surgical site infection
reaction to anaesthesia
VTE
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