Perioperative Care, Surgical Principles & Patient Safety

Best timing for prophylactic antibiotics before incision in clean-contaminated urologic surgery?

When should prophylactic antibiotics be re-dosed intraoperatively?

Appropriate fasting (NPO) guidelines before elective anesthesia?

Perioperative beta-blocker management?

Which medication should generally be held 3 days pre-op to avoid euglycemic ketoacidosis?

Standard transfusion threshold in stable, non-bleeding adults?

Distinguishing TACO from TRALI after transfusion?

Key elements of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist “time-out” include:

Classic “fire triad” in the OR consists of:

Most likely nerve injury with improper leg supports in lithotomy position?

Physiologic effect of steep Trendelenburg with pneumoperitoneum during robotic pelvic surgery?

Prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications includes:

First-line management of malignant hyperthermia (MH)?

Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) treatment includes:

TURP syndrome is characterized by:

Appropriate DVT prophylaxis strategy uses which risk model?

Perioperative aspirin management in patient with prior drug-eluting coronary stent (>6 months) undergoing moderate-bleed-risk urologic surgery?

DOAC (e.g., apixaban) hold time before high-bleeding-risk surgery with normal renal function?

Warfarin management for elective surgery in atrial fibrillation with low thromboembolic risk?

Perioperative glycemic target in noncritical surgical patients?

Optimal warming strategy to prevent hypothermia?

Which antibiotic is most appropriate single-agent prophylaxis for prosthetic urologic implant in a non-MRSA carrier?

After contrast-enhanced CT in CKD stage 3, which prevention is evidence-based?

Safe electrosurgery practice near bowel/bladder involves:

Informed consent must include:

Early Foley removal after pelvic surgery is recommended because it:

Key steps to prevent wrong-site surgery in endourology include:

PONV risk factors and prevention?

Safe maximum dose of plain lidocaine (without epinephrine) for local infiltration in adults?

Intraoperative anaphylaxis first-line management is:

Which solution is preferred for large-volume resuscitation to avoid hyperchloremic acidosis?

ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) elements commonly include:

Which patient needs infective endocarditis prophylaxis for GU procedures?

Best practice for surgical counts and sharps safety?

Post-op fever within 48 hours after uncomplicated surgery most commonly due to:

High-pressure irrigation during ureteroscopy risk and mitigation?

Best practice to prevent ocular/pressure injuries in steep Trendelenburg?

Perioperative NSAID use in renal impairment?

Best initial response to suspected air embolism during laparoscopic surgery?

Safe opioid stewardship post-op includes:

Preferred method for surgical hand antisepsis when hands are not visibly soiled?

For skin preparation before prosthetic urologic implant, which agent reduces SSI risk most (if not contraindicated)?

Management of asymptomatic bacteriuria before endoscopic urologic procedures that breach mucosa or prosthetic implantation?

Per ASRA guidance, timing for LMWH prophylaxis around neuraxial anesthesia is best summarized as:

Minimum effective preoperative smoking cessation interval to meaningfully reduce pulmonary complications?

Strategy shown to reduce SSIs in known Staphylococcus aureus carriers before high‑risk prosthetic surgery?

Morning-of-surgery insulin plan for a patient on basal–bolus therapy and NPO?

After major abdominal/pelvic cancer surgery, recommended VTE prevention at discharge?