Information for Clinicians

Strong for Surgery empowers hospitals and clinics to integrate checklists into the preoperative phase of clinical practice for elective operations. The checklists are used to screen patients for potential risk factors that can lead to surgical complications, and to provide appropriate interventions to ensure better surgical outcomes. The checklists target eight areas known to be highly influential determinants of surgical outcomes:

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Optimizing Nutrition Prior to Surgery

Nutritional status is a major determinant of outcomes for any type of surgery, especially for high-risk patients.

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Smoking Cessation

Multiple studies confirm smoking increases the incidence of pulmonary complications after an anesthetic as much as six times.

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Glycemic Control

Having control of blood glucose prior to surgery lessens the chance of high or low blood glucose during and after the operation.

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Medication

A thorough review of all medications, over-the-counter drugs, supplements, and herbal remedies is important prior to an operation.

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Safe and Effective Pain Control

Controlling your pain after your surgery is important aspect of recovery.

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Delirium

Delirium is a state of confusion that comes on very suddenly and can last from hours to days.

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Prehabilitation

Prehabilitation is defined as a process of improving the functional capability of a patient prior to a surgical procedure.

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Patient Directives

There are many things to consider before surgery. Your health care team may provide specific information related to the operation you are having.

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Checklist References

Review a list of references used in the creation of our patient materials and presurgical checklist.