TY - JOUR T1 - Perioperative resources for GPs JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 529 LP - 530 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X693437 VL - 67 IS - 664 AU - Emma James AU - Pascale Avery AU - Steve Yentis Y1 - 2017/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/664/529.abstract N2 - For patients undergoing surgery, GPs have a major role in the perioperative medicine pathway, identifying causes of increased morbidity with the opportunity to optimise chronic medical conditions, while providing vital continuity of care and advice postoperatively.The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) has for many years produced consensus guidelines covering a wide range of perioperative topics. These guidelines are free to download at https://www.aagbi.org/publications/publications-guidelines, and are also published in the AAGBI’s journal Anaesthesia. The AAGBI and other professional bodies also produce information for patients undergoing surgery and related treatments. The aim of this article is to draw attention to AAGBI guidelines and other resources that may be useful to GPs for the clinical management and counselling of surgical patients.Glycaemic control should be checked at time of referral for elective surgery. Changes in diabetes management can be made concurrently with referral to ensure diabetes is well controlled before surgery (HbA1c <69 … ER -