preoperative
adjective
pre·op·er·a·tive
(ˌ)prē-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv 
-pə-ˌrā-
1
: occurring before a surgical operation
preoperative care
2
: having not yet undergone a surgical operation
preoperatively
adverb
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As part of the VAD process, healthcare providers encourage caregivers to participate in preoperative and postoperative education.
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Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Real-Time Guidance Machine learning algorithms analyze vast amounts of preoperative and intraoperative data to assist in surgical planning and execution.
—Joseph Nathan, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
It was discovered during preoperative testing for a planned procedure.
—Taayoo Murray, Essence, 11 May 2024
People who had acupuncture before gallbladder surgery or hernia repair had less preoperative anxiety than those who took the anti-anxiety medication Midazolam, a type of benzodiazepine.5
In general, acupuncture has other benefits.
—Stephanie Booth, Health, 1 Dec. 2023
This confluence of expertise forms a cohesive network that provides unwavering support from the preoperative stage through to postoperative care.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
The 57,000-square-foot clinic at the CARTI campus in west Little Rock comes with eight private rooms, 12 recovery rooms, 14 preoperative and postoperative rooms, according to a news release, as well as six large operating rooms equipped with minimally invasive surgical robots.
—Jason Batacao, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2023
The researchers also showed that preoperative chemotherapy delivered directly into an artery could convert an inoperable tumor into an operable one.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
Early efforts subjected patients to full-body preoperative blasts of X-ray radiation at borderline-lethal doses.
—WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
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Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Real-Time Guidance Machine learning algorithms analyze vast amounts of preoperative and intraoperative data to assist in surgical planning and execution.
—Joseph Nathan, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
It was discovered during preoperative testing for a planned procedure.
—Taayoo Murray, Essence, 11 May 2024
People who had acupuncture before gallbladder surgery or hernia repair had less preoperative anxiety than those who took the anti-anxiety medication Midazolam, a type of benzodiazepine.5
In general, acupuncture has other benefits.
—Stephanie Booth, Health, 1 Dec. 2023
This confluence of expertise forms a cohesive network that provides unwavering support from the preoperative stage through to postoperative care.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
The 57,000-square-foot clinic at the CARTI campus in west Little Rock comes with eight private rooms, 12 recovery rooms, 14 preoperative and postoperative rooms, according to a news release, as well as six large operating rooms equipped with minimally invasive surgical robots.
—Jason Batacao, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2023
The researchers also showed that preoperative chemotherapy delivered directly into an artery could convert an inoperable tumor into an operable one.
—David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
Early efforts subjected patients to full-body preoperative blasts of X-ray radiation at borderline-lethal doses.
—WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
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preoperative
adjective
pre·op·er·a·tive
(ˈ)prē-ˈäp-(ə-)rət-iv, -ˈäp-ə-ˌrāt-
1
: occurring, performed, or administered before and usually close to a surgical operation
preoperative care
preoperative medication
2
: having not yet undergone a surgical operation
preoperative patients
preoperatively
adverb
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