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Preoperative assessment of functional capacity

Nabeela Arbee-Kalidas1†, Kashmira Purbhoo²

¹Anaesthetic Registrar, Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital, South Africa 

²Specialist Anaesthetist, Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa 

Edited by: Dr. Alison Jackson, Specialist Anaesthetist, Waikato Hospital, New Zealand 

†Corresponding author email: nabeela_arbee@yahoo.com 

Published February 13, 2024

Abstract

This tutorial describes the importance of assessing functional capacity preoperatively. It provides insight into the different subjective and objective assessment methods available, the advantages and disadvantages of each method and how practitioners can use these to guide preoperative risk stratification.

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