title: [Preparation by the family doctor of the multimorbid patient scheduled for surgery].
abstract: The particular task of the family doctor is to provide the patient with comprehensive information about his forthcoming operation, to ensure that his medication is appropriately adapted in good time, and to clarify in advance the social and postoperative situation with regard to the nursing care possibly needed by the patient. The anesthesia- and surgery-specific examinations of these patients are usually performed in the hospital concerned.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Community Medicine Greifswald. funks@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thonack
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005194:Family Practice; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative