Ix achalasia
1st = barium swallow
then to confirm Dx - oesophageal manometry
stopping drugs for surgery: clopidogrel
5 days before
stopping drugs for surgery: warfarin
5 days before
give LMWH instead until night before
stopping drugs for surgery: ACEI
stop day before
stopping drugs for surgery: short acting insulin
withhold on day
stopping drugs for surgery: sulfonylureas
withhold on day
presentation of chronic cholecystisis
flatulent dyspepsia
Mx of post-op wound infection
remove sutures, washout wound, leave wound open