TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Role of the Perioperative Medical Consultant A1 - Cohn, Steven L. A2 - Cohn, Steven L. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls AB - Preoperative medical consultation and perioperative management of the surgical patient are important roles in the clinical practice of internists, hospitalists, and subspecialists. The role of the hospitalist has expanded to include comanagement for orthopedic, neurosurgical, vascular, and other surgical patients, and even the role of the anesthesiologist has evolved, focusing on perioperative medicine outside the operating room setting as well. This chapter will discuss principles of medical consultation and the role of the perioperative medical consultant. Specifics regarding risk assessment and management will be discussed in subsequent chapters. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179530356 ER -