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Perioperative Care

Medical Definition: Interventions to provide care prior to, during, and immediately after surgery.
Guide Notes: do not confuse with PEROPERATIVE CARE see INTRAOPERATIVE CARE
Perioperative Care Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Intraoperative Care - Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Postoperative Care - The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Perioperative Care Medical Definitions and Terms

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