Evaluation of a preoperative personalized risk communication tool: a prospective before-and-after study.

CONCLUSION: Exposure to a patient-facing, personalized risk communication app improved knowledge of personalized risk and increased satisfaction for adults before elective inpatient surgery.
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Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - September 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hladkowicz E, Yachnin D, Boland L, Wilson K, McKinnon A, Hawrysh K, Hawrysh T, Bell C, Atkinson K, van Walraven C, Taljaard M, Thavorn K, Stacey D, Yang H, Pysyk C, Moloo H, Manuel D, MacDonald D, Lavallée LT, Gagne S, Forster AJ, Bryson GL, McIsaac DI Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research