Perioperative ANesthesia & SURgical Assessment System
Surgeons want-to-know & do …
All physicians contemplating serious procedures such as surgery want to know, and be assured of the “5-P’s” before definitively planning and performing any such procedure …
POSTPONE: Are there any medical, anatomical, social, or other reasons requiring postponement of the planned surgical procedure?
PREOPERATIVE: Does the patient require physiological optimatization prior to surgery, i.e. will the patient benefit from “prehabilitation”? This consideration turns a “waiting list” into a “preparation list”.
PREDICTION:
Are the medical history and current medical problems predictive of possible surgical or medical complications, or of likely Intensive Care admission?
Prediction of admission duration.
Prediction of readmission.
Which patients are likely to be “super-users”?
PROCEDURE: Are there any technical, anatomical, medical problems affecting the performance of anesthesia and the surgical procedure?
PERIOPERATIVE QUALITY: Dynamic and critical review of outcomes using continual statistical analyses, and as required, revision of management protocols.