To Ask Before Surgery Preoperative Management Intraoperative Care Postoperative Management Glossary Online Resources S urgery, as defined by the American Medical Association, is the treatment of disease, injury, or other disorders by direct physical intervention, usually with instruments.
Surgical diagnosis is made after medical tests and evaluations reveal a condition requiring surgery.
The preoperative management phase begins from the time surgery is decided to the point when the patient is brought to the operating room. The postoperative management phase lasts from entry to the recovery room until follow-up clinical evaluation.