%0 Journal Article
%T A preoperative checklist in esthetic plastic surgery
%A Anger
%A Jaime
%A Letizio
%A Nelson
%A Orel
%A Maur¨ªcio
%A Souza Junior
%A Jos¨¦ Le£¿o de
%A Santos
%A M¨¢rcio Martines dos
%J Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Pl¨¢stica
%D 2011
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Pl¨¢stica
%R 10.1590/S1983-51752011000300026
%X the authors present a checklist to be used at the last stage of a preoperative visit for esthetic plastic surgery composed of 29 yes/no questions, four blank spaces for entering data, and one question for ranking the level of risk of deep vein thrombosis. the criteria are divided into three tables relating to three areas: anesthesia, psychological aspects, and clinical risk factors. the answers are framed in four colors that identify the level of risk and suggest the degree of attention warranted. a fourth aggregate table contains reference sources which can be easily accessed during a medical visit via the internet or a portable device equipped with a medical database software. the purpose of the checklist is to reduce the possibility of adverse events involving the surgical process by identifying the risk level of each item reviewed.
%K checklist
%K plastic surgery
%K preoperative care
%K intraoperative complications [prevention & control]
%K postoperative complications [prevention & control].
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