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FURTHER READING Bailey CR, Ahuja M, Bartholomew K et al . Guidelines for day-case surgery 2019: g...

Anaesthesia and surgery It is not expected that there should be any di ff erence in surgical techn...

DAY SURGERY In the UK the definition of day surgery is the admission of selected patients to hosp...

DELIVERY OF DA Y SURGERY Facilities National guidance from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, R...

Admission and list planning Day surgery patients should follow the same starvation guidance as an...

Role of critical care and outreach services Reports from the National Confidential Enquiry into Pa...

Valvular heart disease While anaesthetic management is altered to achieve haemo dynamic stability...

PHYSICAL FITNESS Functional physical fitness can be judged by the ability to tolerate metabolic eq...

Respiratory disease Postoperative respiratory complications, such as pneumonia, are a major cause...

Risk prediction The key to managing patients e ff ectively is the identification and accurate quant...

Musculoskeletal disorders Muscular disorders have serious implications and require a tailored ana...

Neurological and psychiatric disorders Anticonvulsants and anti-Parkinson’s medication must be co...

PATIENT ASSESSMENT History taking A thorough past medical history , surgical history and systemic...

Investigations Guidelines produced by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...

Ischaemic heart disease Patients with angina that is not well controlled should be inves - tigate...

Learning objectives To understand preoperative preparation for surgery: Surgical, medical and ana...

Hypertension Prior to elective surgery blood pressure should be controlled to <160/100 /uni00A0 m...

Implanted pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators Checks and appropriate reprogramming should be don...

INTRODUCTION The stress of major surgery can lead to increased oxygen demand by up to 40%. Inflam...

Gastrointestinal disease Regurgitation risk Patients undergoing general anaesthesia or sedation h...