Perioperative management of selected problems in patients with rheumatic diseases.
Patients undergoing surgery are subject to multiple perioperative problems. This article reviews several issues that occur in surgical patients with rheumatic diseases, including management of medications, diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome, prophylaxis against endocarditis, postoperative fever, and perioperative myocardial infarction.
Shaw
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Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
Mandell
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D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects