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preoperative

[ UK /pɹɪˈə‍ʊpɹətˌɪv/ ]
[ US /ˌpɹiˈɔpəɹətɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation

How To Use preoperative In A Sentence

  • The nurse administers preoperative medications ordered by the anesthesia care provider or surgeon.
  • CPA can evaluate blood supply of hepatic carcinomas, quantitate the tumor vessels preoperatively and provide effective blood information for clinic diagnosis and treatment.
  • A preoperative thyroid scan should be performed to rule out ectopic thyroid tissue.
  • In addition to the above, data was retrieved about age, sex, preoperative and postoperative hearing and the timing of the postoperative audiogram.
  • The preoperative nurse teaches the patient what to expect in the preoperative and post-operative areas.
  • Preoperative image study plays an important role in disease diagnosis and treatment of these patients.
  • Preoperatively, patients marked the scales before any medication was given.
  • For each patient we collected data on preoperative and operative variables to calculate predicted mortality.
  • In the remaining seven patients the diagnosis was made after colectomy and synchronous pouch formation despite preoperative endoscopic biopsies suggesting ulcerative colitis.
  • Prevention of postoperative infection begins in the preoperative period.
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