In our previous entry we discussed systemic conditions that can have a significant influence on a patient’s postoperative outcome.

Much like when planning surgery in an uncontrolled diabetic or an immunocompromised patient, a good practitioner will educate their patients with active infectious disease. If a patient is currently on antibiotics or being followed for an infection, it is often best to give time for complete resolution of the infection before exposing the patient to the trauma of a surgery.