THE ROLE OF LABORATORY TESTS IN DETERMINING PATIENTS' NEEDS FOR NUTRITION AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY BEFORE ANESTHESIA

Abstract

Laboratory Tests to Evaluate Patients’ Needs for Nutrition Therapy and Respiratory Therapy before Anesthesia Anesthesia is a sleep-like condition with controlled consciousness, pain sensitivity, and muscle relaxation. It is used during surgical procedures to make the patient unconscious and to prevent any pain. Before anesthesia, it is important to examine patients’ disabilities and the provision of appropriate therapy to improve safety and outcomes. Laboratory tests are important because they provide quantitative data about patients. Hence, they can be used to check patients’ needs for nutritional therapy and respiratory therapy. It is hypothesized that laboratory tests can adequately evaluate patients’ needs for nutrition therapy and respiratory therapy. The hypothesis will be examined in patients pre-anesthetized for elective surgical procedures in this study. The main themes of the study are the role of laboratory tests in determining patients’ needs for nutrition therapy and respiratory therapy prior to anesthesia. In the pre-anesthesia period, factors affecting the anesthetic approach must be evaluated and relevant therapies provided. Anesthetics affect the central nervous system and artificially control consciousness, perception of pain, and responses to stimuli. During anesthesia, nutrition and respiratory function are suspended, but they are interconnected ( (Suglo et al., 2020) ). Therefore, it is important to evaluate both prior to anesthesia, and to prepare the anesthetic approach accordingly. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of laboratory tests in determining patients’ needs for nutrition therapy and respiratory therapy prior to anesthesia. It is conducted as a preliminary investigation involving a small number of patients. Anesthesia is a medically induced controlled state of unconsciousness, analgesia, and muscle relaxation. Perioperative anesthesia involves a pre-anesthesia period, an induction period, an maintenance period, and a recovery period. The pre-anesthesia period encompasses the time prior to anesthesia induction and involves planning an anesthetic approach based on the evaluation of patients’ physical conditions and other factors affecting anesthesia ( (Pike et al., 2020) ). Attention during the pre-anesthesia period is focused on possible disabilities that may complicate anesthesia. It is important to determine the degree of disability and to provide appropriate therapy to improve safety and outcomes. There are several possible causes of disabilities affecting respiratory function and anesthetic safety.