Preoperative assessment clinics commonly have a specially trained multidisciplinary team who screen and assess fitness for anaesthesia and surgery. They have access to a consultant anaesthetist if required. It should be noted that this does not replace the need for the anaesthetist's preoperative visit.
Question: What would you consider to be the main benefits of preoperative assessment clinics?
Preoperative assessment clinics commonly have a specially trained multidisciplinary team who screen and assess fitness for anaesthesia and surgery. They have access to a consultant anaesthetist if required. It should be noted that this does not replace the need for the anaesthetist's preoperative visit.
Question: What would you consider to be the main benefits of preoperative assessment clinics?
Answer: The main benefits of the use of preoperative assessment clinics are that they:
- Enable problems to be anticipated
- Enable all investigations to be completed and available at the time of admission
- Reduce cancellations
- Promote efficient bed usage
- Enable patients and their families to ask questions, express concerns and have a clear perioperative plan explained