Perioperative Care

Association for Perioperative Practice (2022) Standards and guidance

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British Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurses Association (no date) Clinical Practice. 

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Guideline for perioperative care for people with diabetes mellitus undergoing elective and emergency surgery. London: CPOC.

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NHS England (2023) National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs)

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2020) Perioperative care in adults. NICE guideline [NG180].

Please check that guidance is applicable for your country. NICE guidance is officially England and Wales only.

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Royal College of Anaesthetists: Guidance and resources

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We would like to thank the RCN Perioperative member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Use these links to see details of journal articles on each topic.

• Perioperative care
• Post operative care
• Preoperative assessment
• Surgical wards
• Theatre nursing

Journals of interest for perioperative care. Use these links to see details of availability.

• AORN
• Journal of Perioperative Practice
• Open access journal:
  Perioperative Medicine