perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge.
perioperative
per·i·op·er·a·tive (p r  - p  r--t v, --r tv, -pr-)adj. Occurring during a surgical operation. |
perioperative
[per′i·op′ərətiv]
Etymology: Gk, peri, around; L, operari, to work
pertaining to the time before (preoperative), during (intraoperative), and after (postoperative) surgery.
perioperative
pertaining or relating to the period immediately before and/or after an operation, as perioperative care. Usually relates to immediately before, as in perioperative antibiotics, extending to just after.
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