Strong for Surgery Offers Free Pre-Surgical Checklists

Strong for Surgery, a Washington state initiative, has released free pre-surgical checklists to help physicians optimize patients for surgery, according to an Infection Control Today report.

The checklists address nutrition, blood sugar control, smoking cessation and medication use — factors that can be modified to reduce adverse events during surgery. The checklists include questions to assess patients' risks in these areas and interventions to reduce their risks.


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