Key result
For patients with psychiatric disorders, the overwhelming recommendation is to continue therapy perioperatively with heightened awareness of potential side effects or medication interactions.
Why the study?
Perioperative medication management is complex, and physicians frequently must decide whether to continue or stop certain medications.
Should psychiatric medications be continued in the perioperative period?
Should psychiatric medications be continued in the perioperative period?
Psychiatric medications should generally be continued perioperatively, with anesthesiologists maintaining heightened awareness for potential interactions.
Supports continuing psychiatric medications perioperatively with anesthesiologist awareness; leaves open validation by higher-level evidence.
Perioperative medication management is a complex topic. Physicians working in the perioperative space are frequently called upon to make decisions regarding continuing or stopping certain medications. For patients with psychiatric disorders, the overwhelming recommendation is to continue therapy with heightened awareness of anesthesiologists regarding potential side effects or medication interactions.
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ROBLES et al. (2024) conducted a review in Psychiatric disorders. Perioperative medication management was evaluated. For patients with psychiatric disorders, the overwhelming recommendation is to continue therapy perioperatively with heightened awareness of potential side effects or medication interactions.
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