title: Preoperative management of the medically at-risk patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. southorn.peter@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Southorn
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell; D001249:Asthma; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008487:Medical History Taking; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010808:Physical Examination; D011300:Preoperative Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D051437:Renal Insufficiency; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance