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Review
. 2020 Jun;38(2):311-326.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2020.01.009.

Considerations for Transgender Patients Perioperatively

Luis E Tollinche  1 , Christian Van Rooyen  2 , Anoushka Afonso  2 , Gregory W Fischer  2 , Cindy B Yeoh  2
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Considerations for Transgender Patients Perioperatively

Luis E Tollinche et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

With a shift in the cultural, political, and social climate surrounding gender and gender identity, an increase in the acceptance and visibility of transgender individuals is expected. Anesthesiologists are thus more likely to encounter transgender and gender nonconforming patients in the perioperative setting. Anesthesiologists need to acquire an in-depth understanding of the transgender patient's medical and psychosocial needs. A thoughtful approach throughout the entirety of the perioperative period is key to the successful management of the transgender patient. This review provides anesthesiologists with a culturally relevant and evidence-based approach to transgender patients during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods.

Keywords: Anesthesia; Hormone therapy; Perioperative; Surgery; Transgender.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors’ work was supported and funded in part by NIH/NCI Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA008748. L.E. Tollinche serves a paid consultancy and advisory role for Merck & Company Inc. L.E. Tollinche is a grant recipient through Merck Investigators Studies Program to fund clinical trial at MSKCC (NCT03808077).

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