This module follows on from the Preoperative care module in outlining the patient's journey through their surgical admission. It discusses acute management of the unwell postoperative patient and principles of good postoperative care.
Topics you will cover include:
- The management of common postoperative complications
- Fluid balance in the postoperative period
- Postoperative nutrition
- Analgesia
- The principles of enhanced recovery
- Haemorrhage and blood transfusion