 Welcome to this lecture series on perioperative management. My name is Jean Clapper and I'm a senior lecturer here at the University of Cape Town. Now whether you're a student or seasoned professional, medical or nursing, I hope you find this lecture series useful. In the first week, I want to look at pre-operative evaluation. What about the patient with cardiac conditions or pulmonary conditions? What to do with the diabetic? What if someone takes anticoagulation? In the second week, I want to move to the direct perioperative period. We want to look at fluid administration, how to decide on the use of blood and blood products, what to do with prophylaxis. And in the final week, we'll discuss complications, wound infections, ilias, nosocomial infections such as pneumonia and UTIs. Please enjoy.