POM5102 Acute perioperative care

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Explain the process of perioperative risk stratification and the place of intervention in the perioperative setting.

2. 2

   Critically evaluate the pathophysiological processes that occur in a patient in the setting of acute trauma. 

3. 3

   Correlate the pathophysiological mechanisms in acute trauma with the patient's clinical signs and symptoms. 

4. 4

   Develop a comprehensive plan for managing perioperative anaemia.

5. 5

   Justify the rationale for using various fluids (including blood products) to maintain circulatory and nutritional support.

6. 6

   Identify commonly used anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents, understand their pharmacology and justify their use in the perioperative period. 

7. 7

   Justify the use of thromboprophylaxis during the perioperative period.

8. 8

   Recognise the patient with acute pain and correlate their condition to the underlying pathophysiology.

9. 9

   With appropriate collaboration formulate a defensible/appropriate management plan for an acutely unwell perioperative patient.