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Perioperative medicine consultation is an exciting and evolving field. We believe that collaboration between internists, anesthesiologists, and surgeons improves patient care, especially for patients with serious or complex medical conditions. We created this handbook to provide guidance for the general medical care of a patient planning for and recovering from noncardiac surgery. The information presented here is based on a combination of clinical experience, guidelines, and evidence-based medicine.
As with any handbook, the material presented is simply a guide and is no substitute for clinical judgment and individualized patient care.
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Mitchell, K.J., Hamlin, N.P. (2015). Introduction. In: Jackson, M.B., Mookherjee, S., Hamlin, N.P. (eds) The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09366-6_1
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