title: [Preoperative evaluation and perioperative prevention of infectious diseases].
abstract: Preoperative evaluation of infectious diseases in patients for elective and non-elective surgery is important for the anesthesiologists not only to rule out the patient's state of illness, but also to prevent transmission of infectious diseases in healthcare settings. To prevent transmission of infectious diseases in healthcare settings, Center for Disease Control published guidelines that consist of standard precaution and transmission-based precautions. In the face of exposure to known infectious diseases, certain post exposure prophylaxis has been established, especially against exposure to human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus. There are also growing interests in perioperative prevention of surgical site infection, since World Health Organization has published surgical safety checklist with the slogan "Safe surgery saves life". Anesthesiologists need to have knowledge on the prevention of surgical site infection especially on antibiotic prophylaxis, because it starts in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriyama
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care