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This page lists some samples of our policies and documentation and useful links to other sites that may be of interest.

Anticoagulation

• Perioperative bridging of warfarin in adult patients undergoing elective surgery (PDF 66Kb)
• Perioperative bridging of new oral anticoagulants in adult patients undergoing elective surgery' (NOAC) guidelines (PDF 83Kb)
• VTE in adult surgery patients (excluding orthopaedics) (PDF 66Kb)
• VTE in adult hip fracture, elective peri-acetabular osteotomy and surgical hip dislocation (PDF 64Kb)
• VTE in elective total hip replacement and total knee replacement (PDF 68Kb)

Cardiology

• Guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for non cardiac surgery (PDF 1.3Mb)

COPD

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management in primary and secondary care (NICE website)

National reports and quality of care

• Access all ages - assessing the impact of age on access to surgical treatment (PDF 1.61Mb)
• Access all ages 2 (PDF 1Mb)
• Peri-operative care of the elderly - 2014 (PDF 1Mb)

Diabetes

• Preoperative medicines management guidelines for diabetic patients (PDF 90Kb)
• Management of adults with diabetes undergoing surgery and elective procedures (NHS Diabetes website)

Falls

• Guidance on the management of adult inpatient falls (PDF 76Kb)

Pre-operative assessment

• POPS pre-operative assessment proforma (PDF 517Kb)
• Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) (PDF 436Kb)
• NICE guidelines pre-operative tests (PDF 133Kb)
• ACS NSQIP optimal Preoperative Assessment of the Geriatric (PDF 452Kb)
• Emergency general surgery (EGS) proforma (PDF 335Kb)

Delirium, dementia and cognitive assessment

• Best interest decision documentation (Word 138Kb)
• Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) (PDF 436Kb)
• The prevention, recognition and management of delirium in adult inpatients (PDF 191Kb)
• Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) (PDF 211Kb)
• Confusion assessment method (CAM) pathway card (PDF 196Kb)
• Confusion assessment method (CAM) diagnostic alogrithm (PDF 76Kb)
• The 4A Test (PDF 96Kb)

Social services, reablement and intermediate care pathways

• Lambeth social services flow chart (PDF 152Kb)

• Lewisham social services flow chart (PDF 152Kb)

• Southwark social services flow chart (PDF 152Kb)

• Social worker information for POPS patients (PDF 245Kb)

Other useful links

• British Geriatric Society / POPS special interest group (SIG)
• The 4A Test: screening instrument for cognitive impairment and delirium
• National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)
• Setting up a proactive service to make surgery safer for older people (The Health Foundation)
• Perioperative care for older patients undergoing surgery (British Geriatric Society)
• Case study - POPS service (British Geriatric Society)
• Royal College of Anaesthetists - Peri-operative medicine

Contacts

Tel: 020 7188 2092

Email: gst-tr.popsgstt@nhs.net