In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Katherine Forkin, Lauren Dunn, and Edward Nemergut bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gender, Racial and Socioeconomic Issues in Perioperative Medicine. Top experts discuss topics such as race, history of incarceration, and health literacy; sex considerations and homeless patients; racial differences in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality; perioperative considerations regarding sex in solid organ transplantation; and more.

Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including ethical issues confronting Muslim patients in perioperative and critical care environments: a survey of Islamic jurisprudence; gender differences in postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery; role of gender and race in patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on gender, racial and socioeconomic issues in perioperative medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.