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.
Lookup another word in dictionary: Look Up! 21 Definitions for the word extremity: noun - an external body part that projects from the body, it is important to keep the extremities warm noun - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso noun - the outermost or farthest region or point noun - the greatest or utmost degree, the extremity of despair