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Perioperative medicine training resources: U4: Intra-op impacts on patient outcomes

There are six (6) units of study, which define the POM specialty knowledge and skills. Each unit has been subdivided into a series of key themes and modules comprised of recommended guidelines, readings, texts and videos.

Unit of study 4: Intraoperative impacts on patient outcomes - Index

  1. Preoperative assessment
  2. Preoperative planning
  3. Optimisation
  4. Intraoperative impacts on patient outcomes
    1. Intraoperative considerations
      1. Patient safety
      2. Fluid requirements during surgery
      3. Patient blood management
      4. Intraoperative management of implanted devices
      5. Intraoperative airway management
      6. Surgical considerations
    2. Post surgery consequences 
      1. Management of unintended consequences of surgery
    3. Post operative recovery
      1. Management of complications in the recovery period
      2. Discharge from recovery
    4. communication and advocacy 
      1. Communication considerations during the intra operative period
      2. Patient advocacy in the intraoperative period
    5. Leadership and management in the perioperative unit
      1. Collaboration and management considerations for the intraoperative team
  5. Postoperative assessment and management
  6. Discharge planning and rehabilitation

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