How do pharmacological and physiological processes effect the surgical client? You have the opportunity to investigate this very question using an elderly client who is having hip surgery.
1. Watch the The Surgical Risk Calculator video (4.40) to learn how to work with the tool. Here is the Surgical Risk Calculator video transcript Download Surgical Risk Calculator video transcript.
2. After reviewing the video, access the Surgical Risk Calculator http://riskcalculator.facs.org/RiskCalculator/index.jsp
3. Explore each of the fields, creating various case scenarios. The only items that must remain constant across your explorations is that the elderly client will have hip surgery.
4. Create a discussion essay that addresses the following in a maximum of 3 paragraphs total:
5. Discuss what factors caused the most complications in this surgical client.
6. Which factors caused the least?
7. Which factors were modifiable and which ones were not?
8. What role does pain and infection control measures play in preventing surgical complications?
