title: Preoperative assessment: guidelines and challenges.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Health Systems, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pasternak
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000145:classification*; D000776:Anesthesiology; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000145:classification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000145:classification*