What is meant by special pre-operative medications?
There is no clear definition of the special pre-op medications and this is proving very difficult to interpret because there is such a wide range of medications used in different types of surgery. The intention was to check that patients had received any required pre-operative medication, to avoid situations where there are complications following the surgery because the appropriate pre-operative medications were not administered/taken. For example, for some operations the anaesthetist will request particular medications be given prior to surgery, despite the patient being nil by mouth.
