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Reducing the risk of major elective surgery: randomised controlled trial of preoperative optimisation of oxygen delivery.
To determine whether preoperative optimisation of oxygen delivery improves outcome after major elective surgery, and to determine whether the inotropes, adrenaline and dopexamine, used to enhance oxygen delivery influence outcome. ⋯ Routine preoperative optimisation of patients undergoing major elective surgery would be a significant and cost effective improvement in perioperative care.