This concise high-yield clinical reference guides physicians and their clinical teams through the decision-making process of assessing patient risk prior to surgery

Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls, Second Edition focuses on the critical process of assessing and managing patients with medical comorbidities before undergoing surgical procedures. The book provides validated risk assessment tools and mitigation strategies for frequently encountered comorbidities. 

Emphasizing risk factors and filled with clinical pearls for postoperative complications, this thorough, expertly written, updated resource covers perioperative medication management; cardiac, pulmonary, and frailty risk indices with modification strategies; diabetes management using target-specific anticoagulants; and complex perioperative cases. 

Features:
•   NEW chapters on cardiac biomarkers, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and postoperative urinary retention
•   Reflects the most current guidelines and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 
•   Highlights the most impactful references for each topical area 
•   Tables throughout convey massive amounts of information for quick access
•   Provides need-to-know evidence-based information that can immediately be applied in clinical practice 
•   Key takeaways on preoperative evaluation, testing, anesthesia, and medication management