The management of surgery and therapy for rheumatic disease

C Ronald MacKenzie; Susan M Goodman; Andy O Miller

doi:10.1016/j.berh.2019.06.003

The management of surgery and therapy for rheumatic disease

Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Dec;32(6):735-749. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

Authors

C Ronald MacKenzie¹, Susan M Goodman², Andy O Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cornell Weill College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cornell Weill College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 31427052
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.06.003

Abstract

As a result of advances in surgery, anesthesiology, and perioperative care, patients of more advanced age and medical complexity are now considered suitable candidates for surgical intervention. Rheumatologists, though frequently called upon to advise their patient in the surgical domain, may not be fully cognizant of the principles underlying medical consultation and therapy in perioperative setting. This paper provides an approach for guiding such medical care with a particular focus on the concerns pertinent to patient suffering from a chronic rheumatic disease.

Keywords: Perioperative care; Perioperative medication management; Perioperative risk assessment; Rheumatic disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Perioperative Care / methods*
Rheumatic Diseases / pathology
Rheumatic Diseases / surgery*
Rheumatic Diseases / therapy*
Risk Assessment