Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Paula Sá Couto

Publications

• Review Article
  Management of Chronic Medication Therapies in the Perioperative Period: a Literature Review
  Author(s): Daniela Almeida, Cristina Pereira, Paula Sá Couto and Humberto S Machado Daniela Almeida, Cristina Pereira, Paula Sá Couto and Humberto S Machado
  
  Introduction: More than half of the patients scheduled for elective surgery are on chronic medication therapies (CMT), which make their management an essential priority for every staff member participating in the perioperative period. This review gathers information on the safest management of patients’ CMT according to the most recent literature. Methods: A literature review of recent expert recommendations and current evidence on management of CMT in the perioperative period was gathered by a selective search in PubMed, Medline and Embase databases was performed. Results and discussion: Cardiovascular medication should generally be continued in the preoperative period, with exception of ACEIs (Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors) and ARBs (angiotensin II receptor antagonists), which increase the risks .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000760

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