perioperative

adjective

peri·op·er·a·tive ˌper-ē-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv

-pə-ˌrā-

: relating to, occurring in, or being the period around the time of a surgical operation

perioperative morbidity

perioperative nursing

Examples of perioperative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Valerie Gibbs, director of perioperative services, said in a video shared on the hospital's Facebook page. —

Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023 Researchers measured four biomarkers of inflammation and found no difference in the groups, or in perioperative complications, or length of hospital stay. —

Jeanne Erdmann, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2021 Davoodian was a former resident in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the OHSU School of Medicine. —

oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2022 Kalamas specializes in anesthesiology with a focus on perioperative medicine, which ensures the many factors that influence surgical success — before, during and after an operation — are properly managed. —

Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2022 In 2013, Kalamas was recruited from UCSF to John Muir Health as medical director of the perioperative medicine program. —

Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2022 Hiltibidal was director of perioperative services at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida, since 2013. —

NOLA.com, 27 Dec. 2020 During their Monday, Nov. 4, meeting, the Bellaire City Council voted to fund a new EMS unit, heard a report on Evelyn’s Park, approved amendments recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and recognized perioperative nurses. —

Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2019 Several perioperative nurses were on-hand to accept the recognition. —

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