Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - History
Relevant information should be first obtained through chart review followed by corroboration with the patient interview. Prior knowledge of the patient's history when beginning the interview is reassuring to the anxious patient. When the medical record is not available, a history obtained from the patient may be supplemented through discussions with the patient's other physicians. Information gathered should include the following:
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - History." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728112/all/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___History.
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - History. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728112/all/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___History. Accessed December 10, 2024.
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - History. (2019). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728112/all/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___History
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - History [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. [cited 2024 December 10]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728112/all/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___History.
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