Preoperative and Postoperative Care — Flashcards

_____score is used to assess the risk of operative mortality in a patient undergoing thoracic surgery.

_____ is used for disinfecting surgical site prior to surgery

Uveitis is seen as a _____ complication of cataract surgery

Pressure _____ by use of pressure-reducing devices and surfaces such as air-fluidized beds and proper patient positioning, can be used to prevent bedsores

What is the most common nerve injured in lithotomy position?_____

Redressing with negative pressure wound therapy is done only after _____ days

_____ haemorrhage - occurs within a period of 24 hours after tonsillar surgery

Antibiotics should be given within _____ mins before the incision to prevent surgical site infections

High output enterocutaneous fistulas (>_____ mL/24 hr) prevent spontaneous fistula closure

In a _____ position, the patient's head is elevated 15 - 30 degrees higher than the feet.