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Perioperative quick references for clinicians
Fast, non-dosing decision support for pre-assessment clinics and theatre: reviewed by an anaesthesiologist. General defaults for adult elective surgery; your local protocol and the treating team always take precedence.
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- Perioperative medication stop-timing Searchable continue / hold / stop reference with timing, rationale and caveats across the common chronic-medication classes. Open →
- Pre-anaesthesia checkup (ASA-PS + airway + fasting) Classify ASA Physical Status, score difficult-airway risk, and check fasting: with a live readiness summary. Open →
- Perioperative risk scores pack RCRI, Caprini VTE, Wells DVT/PE and frailty (CFS / mFI-5) calculators, plus a link to STOP-BANG. Open →
- ASRA anticoagulation & neuraxial timing Renal-adjusted hold / restart intervals for neuraxial and deep blocks across antiplatelets, heparins and DOACs. Open →
- Periprocedural anticoagulant bridging Agent + indication + thromboembolic risk + bleeding risk → a HIGH/MODERATE/LOW tier and a bridge-or-not call, anchored to the BRIDGE trial, 2017 ACC pathway and PAUSE. Open →
- Code blue & peri-arrest aids Cognitive aids for cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, MH, LAST and major haemorrhage. With weight-based dosing and the 4 Hs / 4 Ts. Open →
These references do not provide drug dosing and are not a substitute for clinical judgement or current guideline texts. Always verify against the SmPC and your institutional protocol.