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What is Perioperative Care?
The word ‘peri’ means around and ‘operative’ means surgery. So this refers to the complete journey of care from GP all the way through an operation until recovery at home.
According to the Centre for Perioperative Care:
"Perioperative care is about tracking your journey as a patient from the moment you are considered for referral for treatment from your GP to recovery, to an operation / treatment and being discharged back home.
"Following your journey as a patient means that teams of professionals can make sure you are as fit as possible for surgery and manage any other conditions you may have to ensure that after your operation / treatment you can recover as quickly as possible, reduce the risks of having complications that mean you would need to stay in hospital longer, reduce your quality of life and delay returning home to daily life.
"From the start of the journey, you should be involved in decisions about your care. You have a choice about what treatment is right for you based on your individual circumstances and what is important to you. Up to 14% of patients express regret going ahead with surgery so it is very important you are sure this is the treatment option you would like to pursue."
Who is the Perioperative Team?
Along your journey you will meet lots of different healthcare professional.
These can include GP’s, nurses, surgeons, physiotherapists and anaesthetists. These people often work in different departments or even hospitals, so perioperative care is a way to help these people work together and make sure you get the best care possible.
