preoperation
Prior to procedure
Preoperation refers to the period or activities before a surgical procedure: preoperation anxiety, preoperation testing.
The term also appears in business and technical contexts for the phase before a system, facility, or project becomes operational: preoperation costs, preoperation training.
Preoperative is the more common medical adjective.
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- sutureMedical wound closure
gown · scrubs · disinfectant · gauze · surgeon · operating · intravenous · sedation
Possibility of harm
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- safetyFreedom from harm
- checklistItemized verification guide
screening · contraindication · allergy · complication · infection · prevention · protocol · verification
Assigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- preparationArranging things in advance
- checklistItemized verification guide
- timelineOrdered display of events
logistics · consultation · instructions · fasting · medications · consent · bloodwork · imaging
State of anxious unease
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- worryTroubled mental state
unease · jitters · fear · stress · tension · restlessness · insomnia · reassurance
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
suture · gown · scrubs · disinfectant · gauze · surgeon · operating · intravenous · sedation · antiseptic
risk
Possibility of harm
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- safetyFreedom from harm
checklist · screening · contraindication · allergy · complication · infection · prevention · protocol · verification · monitoring
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- preparationArranging things in advance
- checklistItemized verification guide
timeline · logistics · consultation · instructions · fasting · medications · consent · bloodwork · imaging · clearance
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
worry · unease · jitters · fear · stress · tension · restlessness · insomnia · reassurance · sedative
preoperationpostoperative
After an operation
post-op · postoperatively · postsurgical · postsurgery · post-surgical
preoperationpostoperative
After an operation
operated · intraoperative · perioperative · on the table · under the knife