Preoperative therapy was continued until the morning of the operation.

However, in the majority of cases, patients report a return to their preoperative physical state after roughly six months.

More often than not he knew little or nothing about his patients save for their preoperative physiological data.

Preoperative care before amputation is similar to any major surgery.

Preoperative and postoperative instructions are given to the patient at this time.

A very good correlation was observed with preoperative studies.

"It's part of the standardized preoperative orders in all these cases," Laurie said.

"It wasn't a preoperative order in this hospital," David said.

Therefore, preoperative chemotherapy should still be considered under clinical evaluation.

Generally, this is done following administration of preoperative chemotherapy.

It is important to arrive on time, as several preoperative tests and administrative tasks must be done.

The patient spends only a few hours in the hospital with minimal preoperative preparation.

Almost all patients receive intravenous preoperative chemotherapy as initial treatment.

Waiting time and operating room scheduling are the two key preoperative determinates.

Mia, a preoperative transsexual woman, works as a contract killer.

Preoperative and follow-up studies are needed to detect metastatic disease.

Other trends include displaying a calm and relaxed attitude during preoperative care.

The preoperative radiotherapy did not result in a significant prolongation of survival time.

Experience with radical and preoperative radiotherapy in 421 patients.

A similar number of patients may have been overtreated in the preoperative treatment group.

Specialties most in demand include critical care, preoperative care and emergency services.

If indicated, the patient was treated with preoperative or postoperative local radiotherapy.

"It was part of the preoperative orders on a number of patients," Jack said while looking over his shoulder at the door.

Estazolam is also sometimes used as a preoperative sleep aid.