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FOI Request 2014 - Patient Alcohol Consumption |
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Written by FOI Lead
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| Case Number |
2014 |
| Request Date |
10/01/2010 |
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Details of the Request
- Does the hospital do anything to actively encourage patients to reduce their alcohol consumption before elective surgery, particularly if they are heavy drinkers?
- Does the hospital ever screen patients for alcohol prior to elective surgery?
- Are their any circumstances under which a patient's operation would be postponed if he/she was found to be drinking at dangerous levels?
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| Completion Date |
16/02/2010 |
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Details of the Response
The Trust’s Business Unit Service Manager for General Surgery and Pre-Op Assessment Sister have responded:
- Yes – this would be done routinely at clinic appointments/Pre Operative Assessment Clinic when the patient has a history taken and any pre-op advice would be given. Patients are encouraged to reduce their alcohol pre-operatively.
- We don’t screen patients for alcohol prior to elective surgery, but we do routine bloods which would show the liver function.
- If a patient’s drinking had the potential to affect the surgery, then the surgery would be delayed. Surgery would be cancelled if the patient was intoxicated on the day of surgery or if blood tests revealed major problems with their liver function.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 May 2011 13:39 )
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