Peri-operative medication: (1) Medication in the peri-operative period
In the first article in a series on peri-operative medication, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give a general overview of the concepts relating to this area of drug therapy, including guidance on which drugs should be continued and which considered for discontinuation.
Peri-operative medication: (2) Peri-operative care and diabetes
In the second article in our series, Mohamed H. Raman and Jane Beattie look at care of patients with diabetes mellitus who are to undergo surgery
Peri-operative medication: (3) Peri-operative medication in patients with cardiovascular disease
In this article, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie look at care of patients with cardiovascular disease who are to undergo a surgical procedure
Peri-operative medication: (4) Peri-operative antibacterial prophylaxis
In the fourth article of a series on peri-operative drug therapy, Mohamed H. Rahman and James Anson discuss the prevention of surgical site infections
Peri-operative medication: (5) Surgery and venous thromboembolism
In the fifth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give an overview of the causes and predisposing risks of venous thromboembolism in patients who have undergone a surgical procedure and non-pharmacological methods of prevention
Peri-operative medication: (6) Drugs used to prevent surgical VTE
In the sixth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give an overview of the pharmacological prevention of VTE
Peri-operative medication: (7) Post-operative nausea and vomiting
In the seventh article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give an overview of the causes and risk factors, and the pharmacological manegement, of post-operative nausea and vomiting
Peri-operative medication: (8) Managing post-operative pain
In the eighth article of a series on peri-operative care, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie focus on the physiology of pain and briefly describe the non-opioid and opioid analgesics used for post-operative pain relief
Peri-operative mediction: (9) Managing post-operative pain through giving patients control
In the ninth article of a series on peri-operative medication, Mohamed H. Rahman and Jane Beattie give an overview of various techniques used in managing post-operative pain, including patient-controlled analgesia and peripheral nerve blocks, and monitoring requirements
