RT Book, Section
A1 Chan, Yvonne
A1 Goddard, John C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1172367771
T1 Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery
T2 K.J. Lee’s Essential Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 12e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260122237
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172367771
RD 2023/06/01
AB Superlative  surgical  outcomes  rarely  occur  by  chance  but  are  the  product  of  a  complex  process  that  starts  long  before  the  day  of  surgery  and  lasts  for  at  least  30  days  after.  This  process  is  based  on  two  factors:  (1)  active  perioperative  optimization  of  the  patient’s  medical  comorbidities  and  (2)  consistent  surgical  and  anesthetic  approaches  to  procedures.  To  achieve  this  goal,  active  collaboration  and  communication  with  anesthesiologists,  internists,  and  other  consultants  is  necessary  throughout  the  perioperative  period.  Anesthesiologists  are  uniquely  situated  in  the  health  care  system  to  implement  the  “perioperative  surgical  home”  model  of  care.  Therefore,  anesthesia  for  head  and  neck  surgery  includes  an  understanding  of  pharmacology,  fluid,  airway,  and  medial  comorbidity  management  to  act  as  a  framework  for  these  collaborations.