title: Surgery and the patient with arthritis.
abstract: Patients with rheumatologic disease (e.g., arthritis) require special attention when surgery is considered. Proactive attention to medication usage, corticosteroid coverage, airway, respiratory, joint stability and fragility challenges, cold exposure, and coagulation risks facilitate surgical intervention for such individuals.
authors: Arthritis Center of Northeast Ohio, 5500 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44512, USA.
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Rothschild
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000097:blood; D001168:Arthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D015519:Bone Density; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013256:Steroids; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D013256:Steroids