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CARVALHO, Ricardo Wathson Feitosa de; PEREIRA, Carlos Umberto; LAUREANO FILHO, José Rodrigues  e  VASCONCELOS, Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito. The surgical patiente: parte I. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.4, pp. 85-92. ISSN 1808-5210.

Surgery is an invasive procedure performed for a variety of physiopathological disorders and implies the removal or repair of either an organ or part of an organ. Ideally, the surgical patient should be physically and mentally fit, but this is not always possible. When indicating surgical intervention, it is necessary to estimate the degree of risk, which is associated to both individual patient factors and the type of surgical procedure. The aim is to determine necessary modifications based on the degree of patient impairment. For such, the complete perception of each patient is important. With a view to the importance of the preoperative assessment of surgical patients, this paper discusses preoperative aspects, the preparation of both the patient and surgical team, criteria for the prescription of medications, clinical evolution and discharge from the hospital.

Palavras-chave : Patient; Surgery; Health care evaluation mechanisms; Risk assessment.