Risk Occurs in up to 10–32% of pts with cirrhosis. Dyspnea is present in up to 70% of cirrhotic pts for varying reasons (ascites, ILD, volume overload, anemia). Perioperative Risks Hypoxemia, often worsened on induction and post LT Aspiration Hemodynamic…
Key Points ▪ In the United States more than two out of three people are overweight or obese. Worldwide, more people are obese than are malnourished. Obesity is becoming the largest single preventable cause of death and represents major morbidity…
Risk One of most common abdominal emergencies Possible at any age but most common during an individual’s teens and 20s 11 in 10,000 individuals will experience appendicitis M:F ratio 1.4:1 Most common reason for nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy; Occurs in…
Case Synopsis A 70-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and a new diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm is being evaluated in the preoperative area for an open repair. His hemoglobin is 10 g/dL, and you decide to…
Case Synopsis A 53-year-old, 75-kg man with a past medical history significant for poorly controlled hypertension and non–insulin-dependent diabetes is scheduled for an external fixation of a femur fracture sustained after a fall off a ladder 2 days ago. The…