Medicine consultants are often called upon to collaborate on the care of patients in the immediate post-operative period. Attention to medical comorbidities, operative and anesthetic course, and a thoughtful postoperative history and physical examination can help support optimal care and reduce complications. This chapter provides an overview of medical assessment in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), common immediate postoperative complications, and common issues to consider when newly consulting or following patients longitudinally after a surgical procedure.
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O’Connor, K., & Jackson, M. B. (2019). Postoperative Evaluation and Care. In The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook: Third Edition (pp. 381–386). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19704-9_49
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