In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Efren Manjarrez brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Perioperative and Consultative Medicine. Patient-centered, multidisciplinary, and integrated medical care of patients from the contemplation of surgery until full recovery are the key components of successful perioperative medicine practice. This issue covers a variety of situations and approaches for internists, including testing, complications, medication, and management.

• Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including coronary disease risk prediction, risk reduction, and postoperative myocardial injury; perioperative pulmonary complications and obstructive sleep apnea; approaches to patients with cancer going to surgery; postoperative complications; and more.
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on perioperative and consultative medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.