Reducing Preventable Surgical Cancellations: Improving the Preoperative Anesthesia Interview Process

Thorough and accurate preoperative anesthesia interviews may help improve perioperative efficiency by reducing unnecessary preoperative testing and preventable surgical cancellations, both of which create financial burdens. Standardized anesthesia preoperative interview guidelines and online educational modules for registered nurses (RNs) conducting preoperative interviews may improve this process.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - March 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Kirsten A. Leite, Todd Hobgood, Brandy Hill, Virginia C. Muckler Tags: Original Article Source Type: research