title: [Anaesthesia for extrathoracal vascular surgical procedures - part 1: optimization on the preoperative therapy].
abstract: Vascular surgical patients have an increased perioperative risk for cardiovascular complications because of high incidence of cardiovascular risk factors. An optimization of the preoperative therapy is able to reduce the preventable cardiac complications. Cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, heart failure have to be identified and treated.
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tank
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: Thoralf
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kerner
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011292:Premedication / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods