MD Curriculum

Chow WB, Rosenthal RA, Merkow RP, et al. Optimal preoperative assessment of the geriatric surgical patient: a best practices guideline from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg.2012 Oct;215(4):453-66. Practice Guideline

Douketis JD, Berger PB, Dunn AS, et al. The perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest. 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):299S-339S. Practice Guideline

Falck-Ytter Y, Francis CW, Johanson NA, et al. Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients:Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2 Suppl):e278S-e325S. Practice Guideline

Fleisher LA, Fleischmann KE, Auerbach AD, et al. 2014 ACC/AHAguideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. Developed in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and Society of Vascular Medicine Endorsed by the Society of Hospital Medicine. J Nucl Cardiol. 2015 Feb;22(1):162-215. Practice guideline

Gould MK, Garcia DA, Wren SM, Karanicolas PJ, et al. Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2Suppl):e227S-e277S. Erratum in: Chest. 2012 May;141(5):1369. Practice Guideline

Kumar A. Perioperative management of anemia: limits of blood transfusion and alternatives to it. Cleve Clin J Med. 2009 Nov;76 Suppl 4:S112-8. Article

Qaseem A, Snow V, Fitterman N, et al. Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians. Risk assessment for and strategies to reduce perioperative pulmonary complications for patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery: a guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Apr 18;144(8):575-80. Article

Friedman L.  Assessing surgical risk in patients with liver disease. Post TW, ed. UpToDate, Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc. http://www.uptodate.com (Accessed on May 7, 2018).

Hamrahian AH, Roman S, Milan S. The management of the surgical patient taking glucocorticoids. Post TW, ed. UpToDate, Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc. http://www.uptodate.com (Accessed on May 7, 2018).

Muluk V, Cohn SL, Whinney C. Perioperative medication management. Post TW, ed. UpToDate, Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc. http://www.uptodate.com (Accessed on May 7, 2018).