TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Surgery A1 - Stombaugh, Sarah A2 - Le, Tao, A2 - Mendoza, Michael D., A2 - Coffa, Diana, A2 - Saint-Hilaire, Lamercie, Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - First Aid for theĀ® Family Medicine Boards, 3rd Edition AB - Preoperative evaluation is required before all surgery. The goal of the preoperative evaluation is to assess risk of cardiovascular and other complications in the perioperative period. A thorough evaluation can help the physician and patient to weigh the risks and benefits of surgery, as well as to medically optimize a patient for surgery. The presence of comorbid conditions may necessitate additional lab, ECG, cardiac stress, PFT, or CXR testing. Nonselective imaging and lab screening tests have been shown to be of minimal value. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/06 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1208797986 ER -