RT Book, Section A1 Suneja, Manish A1 Szot, Joseph F. A1 LeBlond, Richard F. A1 Brown, Donald D. SR Print(0) ID 1188096016 T1 The Preoperative Evaluation T2 DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, 11e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134872 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1188096016 RD 2024/03/29 AB The purpose of the preoperative exam is to provide a thorough preoperative risk assessment, optimize medical comorbidities, and detect any unrecognized disease that may lead to a poor surgical outcome. The extent of the evaluation must balance the morbidity and cost of preoperative testing against the potential for meaningfully reducing surgical morbidity. To appropriately counsel the surgeon and patient the history, physical exam, and other studies should assess the risks for cardiovascular, neurological, venous thromboembolic, renal, pulmonary, infectious, and endocrine complications. In addition, patient-specific perioperative management strategies may be pertinent. The consultant, surgeon, and patient must balance the risks of proceeding directly to surgery against the risks of delaying a necessary procedure.