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Descriptor English:   Preoperative Care 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cuidados Preoperatorios 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cuidados Pré-Operatórios 
Synonyms English:   Care, Preoperative
Preoperative Procedure
Preoperative Procedures
Procedure, Preoperative
Procedures, Preoperative  
Tree Number:   E02.760.795
E04.604.750
N02.421.585.795
Definition English:   Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) 
Indexing Annotation English:   preop use of antibiotics for prev of infect: index under ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS & not here; DF: PREOP CARE
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology RH rehabilitation
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   20180 
Unique Identifier:   D011300 

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