I hate the word clearance, but prefer a pre-op eval or stratification.
Here I will go into detail of the things I look for when a patient is referred to their PCP prior to elective orthopedic surgery. I will go over not only what, by why each item is important. For each test I will explain what peri-operative complications could occur and why we may want to correct certain things prior to surgery.
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