%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Preoperative Evaluations in Otorhinolaryngological Procedures
%A Fatai Olatoke
%A Gabriel Toye Olajide
%A Olubunmi Kolawole Ogundipe
%A Sulyman Biodun Alabi
%A Waheed Atilade Adegbiji
%J Archive of "Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association".
%D 2018
%R 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_183_17
%X Routine laboratory investigations are important in preoperative preparation of otorhinolaryngological, head and neck patients to assess and to prevent operative risks. This study aimed at determining the American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) classification of the preoperative patients, causes of delayed surgery, associated comorbidity and abnormal laboratory investigation results in ear, nose, and throat surgical practice in a low-resource setting
%K Comorbid illnesses
%K delayed surgery
%K laboratory investigations
%K preoperative
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6668303/