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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)
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- Care, Preoperative
- Preoperative Procedure
- Preoperative Procedures
- Procedure, Preoperative
- Procedures, Preoperative
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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preoperative use of antibiotics for prevention of infection: index under ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS & not here
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1966
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Preoperative Care. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011300. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011300
- Preoperative Care. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preoperative_care
- Preoperative Care. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902695