title: [Chronic medications in the preoperative period: should they be stopped?].
abstract: As different specialists are becoming increasingly involved in the preoperative management of our patients (for two main reasons; Primary Care doctors have to perform minor surgical procedures, and as coordination between Primary Care and In-hospital Care is more and more necessary in order to improve their outcomes), we believe that an update is needed as regards the management of chronic medications in this period. We will try to review the current literature dealing with the recommendations about withdrawing or continuing these drugs.
authors: Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Tratamiento del Dolor, Hospital Meixoeiro de Vigo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Servicio Galego de Saúde, Vigo, España. Electronic address: lopez.alexo@gmail.com.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: López-Álvarez
authors: Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Tratamiento del Dolor, Hospital Meixoeiro de Vigo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Servicio Galego de Saúde, Vigo, España.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Román-Fernández
authors: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud de Moaña, Servicio Galego de Saúde, Pontevedra, España.
authors: M B
authors: MB
authors: Fernández-Vieitez
authors: Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Tratamiento del Dolor, Hospital Meixoeiro de Vigo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Servicio Galego de Saúde, Vigo, España.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Fossati-Puertas
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D013511:Minor Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: Anestesiología; Anesthesiology; Atención primaria; Periodo preoperatorio; Preoperative period; Primary care; Procedimientos quirúrgicos; Surgical procedures