Nurse Practitioner –Driven Optimization of Presurgical Testing

This article outlines the evolution of presurgical testing from the vantage of generic testing to one that is tailored to the patient's clinical presentation and the type of surgery to be performed, whether it is high, intermediate, or low risk. Emphasis is placed on indicated testing, screening tools to identify patients at risk for perioperative complications, the optimization of patients before undergoing major cancer surgery, and enhanced recovery after surgery.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - October 12, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Stacey Cuomo, Megan Abate, Celeste Springer, Denise Kessel, Deirdre Bracken, Erica Fischer-Cartlidge Tags: Original Article Source Type: research