title: The use of senior nurses in administering a standardised protocol for the pre-operative optimisation of high risk surgical patients.
abstract: The pre-optimisation study is outlined. The pre-operative optimisation of high risk elective surgical patients in a District General Hospital is discussed in relation to a research study. Issues related to the development of a protocol are examined. The use of standardised protocols to guide the pre-optimisation process are focused on, emphasising the role of the senior nurse in administering the protocol.
authors.affiliation: York Intensive Care Unit, York NHS Trust.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dibb
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Whall
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors