[Analysis and options for optimization of preoperative assessment for anesthesia at a  university hospital].

CONCLUSION: The analysis of processes and problems in the context of preoperative assessment for anesthesia revealed several options for optimization. Major efforts should be the implementation of an appointment system for the preoperative assessment clinic in order to generate a homogeneous distribution of patients during the course of a day. Furthermore, surgeons and case managers should be requested to refer patients to the preoperative assessment clinic only with complete records and test results according to the in-house standard. PMID: 29230500 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Anaesthesist - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research