Preoperative tests recommendations in adult patients for ambulatory surgery;Recomendaciones de pruebas preoperatorias en el paciente adulto para procedimientos en régimen de cirugía ambulatoria

Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-41

  Zaballos, M ^a   Lopez Alvarez S ^b   Argente, P ^c   Lopez A ^d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

ASA grade i and ii patient; Cirug a ambulatoria; Day surgery; Pacientes ASA I y ASA II; Preoperative test; Pruebas preoperatorias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TEST; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84919630848     PISSN: 00349356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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