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Decreased visualization from excessive bleeding has been shown to increase the risk of surgical complications leading to poor surgical outcomes (Timperley et al., Otolaryngol Clin North Am 43:699–730, 2010). A number of pre-operative strategies can be employed to optimize the surgical field and in doing so improve the outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery. This chapter reviews a number of these strategies including the management of co-morbidities, use of pre-operative medications, patient positioning, local anesthesia application, anesthetic selection, and airway choices.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Yvonne Chan

  2. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Yvonne Chan

  3. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Alkis J. Psatis

  4. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Alkis J. Psatis

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  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital Research and Innovation Surgery Group-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain

    Jaime Viera Artiles

  3. Otolaryngology, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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Chan, Y., Psatis, A.J. (2022). Pre-operative Medical Management. In: Lobo, D.R., Artiles, J.V., Ospina, J.A. (eds) Atlas of Frontal Sinus Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98128-0_5

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