title: An approach to patient assessment and preparation in cutaneous oncology.
abstract: An outline of the many phases of preoperative evaluation of the dermatologic surgery patient is presented. Special emphasis is given to patient assessment and to patient preparation. The purpose of this review is not to create a compendium of steps that one must slavishly perform before each surgical procedure. Instead, it represents an effort to emphasize the importance of adequate preoperative evaluation and to discuss some of the subtleties that may be overlooked by the dermatologic surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leshin
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007258:Informed Consent; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives