Pre-Operative Care

Patient selection plays a huge part within surgery, ensuring that the benefits of any operation outweigh the risks. 

Ensuring a patient is optimised appropriately prior to surgery is an important part of patient management, reducing the chance of post-operative complications.

Enhanced recovery programmes and day case surgery have revolutionised how modern surgery can be performed and are now central parts to peri-operative care. When the right patient is chosen for these pathways, those involved will reap the rewards.

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