title: Perioperative Considerations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.
abstract: The pre-operative assessment is used to clarify issues prior to surgery that can change management provided by a multidisciplinary team. A high proportion of rheumatoid arthritis patients are elderly requiring orthopaedic surgery which requires further investigations, assessment of risk through functional capacity and several anaesthetic considerations. Rheumatoid arthritis patients often provide a variety of medical issues that can be found on careful and thorough pre-assessment that can be accommodated for by the surgical and anaesthetic team, however aspects of holistic management is an important considerations for efficient and effective management.
authors.forename: Derar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seyoum
authors.affiliation: UCL Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK.
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*