Preoperative Management of Surgical Patients Using Dietary Supplements

The widespread use of complementary products poses a challenge to clinicians in the perioperative period and may increase perioperative risk. Because dietary supplements are regulated differently from traditional pharmaceuticals and guidance is often lacking, the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement convened a group of experts to review available literature and create a set of consensus recommendations for the perioperative management of these supplements. Using a modified Delphi method, the authors developed recommendations for perioperative management of 83 dietary supplements.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - March 16, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kenneth C. Cummings, Maureen Keshock, Ravindra Ganesh, Alana Sigmund, Deanne Kashiwagi, Jagan Devarajan, Paul J. Grant, Richard D. Urman, Karen F. Mauck Tags: Thematic Review on Perioperative Medicine Source Type: research