Perioperative care.
From preparation to recovery.

Perioperative care is the care a person receives around an operation: preparing for surgery, care during the operation and recovery afterwards. It covers every stage, from the decision to have surgery through to recovery at home. Enhanced recovery approaches such as ERAS apply this thinking to the whole surgical journey.

Perioperative care usually includes information and a point of contact in the care team, a pre-operative assessment, preparation such as prehabilitation, care during the operation, pain relief, and recovery and discharge planning. For major surgery, enhanced recovery programmes combine elements before, during and after the operation. The surgical team decides what each person needs.

A pre-operative assessment reviews health, medical history, medicines and home circumstances. Any tests depend on the operation and the type of anaesthetic. Clinicians may use a validated risk tool to supplement their clinical assessment, then discuss risks and options with the person. Nutritional screening is recommended before intermediate or major surgery.

Prehabilitation aims to improve general health and wellbeing before surgery and is mostly described for people preparing for major surgery. It targets factors such as low activity, smoking, hazardous drinking, poor nutrition and psychological wellbeing. Surgical risk is often higher in people who are older, live with several conditions or are frail. Suitability depends on the operation, timing and local services.

No. Post-operative care is the part of perioperative care that happens after the operation, in hospital and during recovery at home. Perioperative care also includes the preparation before surgery and the care during it. Enhanced recovery programmes link all three phases, so preparation and recovery are planned together.

Parts of perioperative care can be supported remotely, including health questionnaires, patient education, preparation goals and recovery check-ins. Some pre-operative assessments take place by video or telephone. The operation, examinations, blood tests and wound reviews where needed take place in person. If symptoms are urgent, contact local emergency services. The care team decides which steps suit remote care.

Digital follow-up helps a care team collect agreed recovery updates between appointments, such as symptoms, pain scores, wound photos and activity. In a perioperative care pathway, WeGuide brings scheduled questionnaires, reminders, patient education and check-ins into the journey configured by the care team, with step data from connected wearables where used. Clinicians review the updates and decide on care.

Recovery at home usually involves getting active gradually as advised, caring for the wound as instructed, managing pain as agreed and attending follow-up. Exercises from a physiotherapist may be part of it. WeGuide supports this stage with recovery guidance, scheduled check-ins and reminders, and keeps agreed warning signs and contact details within reach. WeGuide does not monitor emergencies.

Contact WeGuide to discuss your perioperative care pathway, surgical population and existing workflow. Together, we can identify the pre-operative questionnaires, patient education, eConsent forms, recovery check-in schedule and any integrations needed to support your service. Your clinical team defines the perioperative protocol and care decisions.

WeGuide pricing depends on the scope of your care pathway, configuration, integrations and support requirements. Contact our team to discuss your service and request a proposal. Surgical, anaesthetic and other clinical fees are determined separately by the care provider.