Evaluation of drug therapy in patients before major orthopaedic surgery from the perspective of a general practitioner: a real-world study

Aim. To evaluate the structure of cardiovascular pharmacotherapy prescribed during the preoperative period including antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, antianginal, lipid-lowering, and antiplatelet drugs and to analyze its compliance with clinical indications in patients scheduled for elective orthopedic interventions on the major joints of the lower extremities. Materials and methods. This…