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Predictors of peri-operative risk acceptance by South African vascular surgery patients at a tertiary level hospital

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 21 , issue 3 , 2015 , pages: 70–76

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2015.1045267

Author(s): P Govender Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa , D Spurrett College of Humanities, Howard College Campus, South Africa , BM Biccard Peri-Operative Research Group, Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: pain , peri-operative risk , shared decision-making , vascular surgery

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Abstract

Background: Vascular surgical patients have an elevated cardiac risk following non-cardiac surgery. The decision whether to proceed with surgery is multidimensional. Patients must balance the considerations in favour of surgery with those favouring conservative treatment, which requires weighing peri-operative risk against morbidity associated with non-surgical treatment.

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