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perioperative

perioperative

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The time before, during, and after surgery
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɛriˈɒpərətɪv/
  • Specialized
: perioperatorio
  • Therefore, prevention of hypothermia is a mainstay of the perioperative management of patients undergoing surgery and anesthesia.
  • perioperative period
  • perioperative mortality
  • perioperative care

Examples

  • Venous thromboembolism is a common complication in the perioperative period in injured patients.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Cardiovascular events are the major cause of perioperative morbidity in patients undergoing anesthesia.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I have been a consultant nurse in perioperative care at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust since 2006.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths was started in 1984.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Reduction of the baseline risk requires a commitment to risk reduction over the entire perioperative period.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In Britain, the opportunities for ODPs within the perioperative environment are equivalent to those of theatre nurses.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In the first year of training, the students alternate between two distinct areas of perioperative care: surgery and anaesthetics.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Colorectal surgery is still associated with a substantial rate of perioperative infectious complications.

    Academic text (1994)
  • There is growing evidence that preoperative optimization of organ function can substantially improve perioperative outcomes.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The perioperative team prepared the patient thoroughly before the surgery to ensure the best possible outcome.

Surface Forms

perioperative positive

Morphology

perioperative = operative (semi-transparent) = peri + operative

The medical combining form 'peri-' means 'around' and combines with 'operative' to mean around the time of an operation, but 'peri-' is a specialized element not familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Perioperative comes from peri- meaning 'around' and operative from the word 'operate' meaning 'to do surgery'. So perioperative describes care and events that happen around an operation, before, during, and after it.