Preoperative Preparation
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Perioperative- A 45-year-old man is diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer on screening colonoscopy. Staging workup shows no evidence of metastatic disease. Which of the following combinations, in addition to standard intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis, is recommended to decrease surgical site infection after segmental colectomy?
- What intraoperative fluid strategy has been shown to optimize colorectal surgical outcomes as part of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols?
- A female patient comes to your office, requesting a parastomal hernia repair. She is currently an everyday smoker, and you advise her to quit. In order to receive the ideal reduction in postoperative complications, when should a preoperative smoking cessation program begin?