ERAS/Perioperative care in open aortic vascular surgery guidelines Webinar Pre-Questions

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Is ERAS used in other specialties at your hospital?

Yes

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* 4. Do you currently use ERAS for open aortic surgery?

Yes

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* 5. How confident are you that you understand the components required for an ERAS program?

Very confident

Confident

Somewhat confident

Not confident

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* 6. Do you currently practice shared decision-making with your patients in the development of their treatment plan (Including patient-centered goals, discussion of all options, expectations for recovery)?

Always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 7. Do you currently educate/counsel patients with written instruction at preadmission?

Yes

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* 8. Do you screen and assess your patients for the following (check all that apply)

evaluate the cause and treat chronic preoperative anemia

malnutrition

frailty

delirium risk

tobacco and alcohol cessation

cardiovascular risk

none of the above

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* 9. Do you consider delaying non-urgent/emergent open aortic cases for 2-3 months to allow for pre-operative optimization beyond cardiac risk stratification?

Always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 10. Do you currently use multi-modal pain control strategies to limit the need for opioids?

Always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 11. Do you follow the American Society of Anesthesiology guidelines to allow clear liquids by mouth up to 2 hours prior to the time of scheduled surgery?

Always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 12. A 72-year-old male is planned to undergo open aortic aneurysm repair for a 6.5cm AAA. He has no known history of CAD, denies chest pain, and is able to climb a flight of stairs without getting short of breath. He takes atorvastatin, lisinopril, and aspirin. You determine is he:

Average risk patient, no further workup needed, and you can post the case.

Average risk patient but needs a formal cardiac workup before you can post the case.

Average risk patient, but due to age, merits a screening for delirium risk and plan for brain health before doing the case.