Perioperative Care
Perioperative care is work in settings where surgical care is being given. This includes preoperative assessment and outpatient clinics, surgical wards, operating departments and post-anaesthetic care/recovery rooms. Use this guide to find information resources about perioperative care including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
10/02/2021
Key Resources
Association for Perioperative Practice (2015) Standards and guidance
Guideline for perioperative care for people with diabetes mellitusundergoing elective and emergency surgery. London: CPOC.
NHS England (last updated 2019) National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2020) Perioperative care in adultsNICE guideline NG180. London: NICE.
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NICE guidance is officially England and Wales only.
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (no date) NICE pathway: preoperative tests.
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NICE guidance is officially England and Wales only.
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Royal College of Anaesthetists (2019) Guidelines for the provision of postoperative care 2019, London: RCoA.
We would like to thank the RCN Perioperative member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Association for Perioperative Practice (2016) Standards and recommendations for safe perioperative practice. 4th edn. Harrogate: AfPP.
Allman K G, Wilson I H and O'Donnell A (eds.) (2016) Oxford handbook of anaesthesia. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Al-Shaikh B and Stacey S (2018) Essentials of equipment in anaesthesia, critical care and peri-operative medicine. 5th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Cousley A and Martin D (eds.) (2016) A perioperative model and framework for practice. Keswick: M&K Update.
Craig A and Hatfield A (2020) The complete recovery room book. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ljungqvist O, Francis N K, Urman R D (eds.) (2020) Enhanced recovery after surgery: a complete guide to optimizing outcomes. Cham: Springer.
MacKenzie C R, Cornell R N, Memtsoudis S G (eds.) (2020) Perioperative care of the orthopedic patient. 2nd edn. Cham: Springer.
Odom-Forren J (2017) Drain's perianesthesia nursing: a critical care approach. 7th edn. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Radford M, Kisiel M and Smith A (eds.) (2016) Oxford handbook of surgical nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The Royal Marsden manual online
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Chapter 16 covers Perioperative care.
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Wicker P (2015) Perioperative practice at a glance. Chichester: Wiley
Wicker P and Dalby S (2016) Rapid perioperative care. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
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Journals
Journals of interest for perioperative care. Use these links to see details of availability. - AORN
- Journal of Perioperative Practice
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Open access journal:
Perioperative Medicine
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