The surgical burden: how to prevent a crisis in perioperative medicine.
Preoperative patient evaluation can minimize the surgical burden and help prevent a crisis in perioperative medicine. Relieving the surgical burden involves a shift from practicing medicine to practicing preventive care in the preoperative environment, as well as motivating patients to adopt healthier behaviors over the long term.
Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. roizenm@ccf.org
Michael F
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Roizen
D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors