Perioperative care [edit]. Peri-op care is the care that is given before, during and after surgery. It takes place in hospitals, in surgical centers attached to hospitals, in freestanding surgical centers or health care providers' offices. This period is used to prepare the patient both physically and psychologically for the surgical procedure and after surgery.
In clinical terms, often used to describe the portions of the appendicular skeleton (that is, upper extremity, lower extremity). See also: limb, end, pole. extremity. 1. the distal or terminal portion of elongated or pointed structures. 2. limb.
[lim] 1. one of the paired appendages of the body used in locomotion and grasping; see arm and leg. Called also member, membrum, and extremity. 2. a structure or part resembling an arm or leg. anacrotic limb ascending limb (def. 2). artificial limb a replacement for a missing limb; see also prosthesis.