title: Preoperative assessment of high-risk orthopedic surgery patients.
abstract: A review of guidelines and practice advisories provides the basis of recommendations for the NP to stratify high-risk patients prior to elective orthopedic surgery. A frame of reference for NPs performing preoperative assessment for patients with comorbidity, included cardiac risk and physiologic stratification tools are presented.
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods