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Introduction: The preanesthetic evaluation, documenting it and maintaining the record is the responsibility of anesthetist. Better documentation practices can improve the patient's outcome. It has the pivotal role in medicolegal aspects. However, the documentation is one of the challenges when it comes to quality of care. The objective of the study was to assess the practice of documentation at preanesthetic evaluation and completeness of Preanesthetic evaluation tools. The descriptive study was conducted in tertiary care hospital. Modied global quality index (GQI) isMethod: used to prepare the Predefined twenty-two indicators. The data analysis is done using SPSS version-20. A total ofResult: 300 pre-anesthetic evaluation tools (PAETs) were reviewed. There was different trend in terms of completion rate for elective and emergency cases. However, there was no PAETs found complete. Indicators with high completion rate (>90%) were signed a consent, past medical history (PMH), history of medication, allergy, surgical procedure, cardiovascular examination, airway examination and respiratory examination. Anesthetic plan, premedication, vital signs, a name, per-oral status and age were found with below average (<50%) completion rate. andConclusion recommendations: Documentation during the preanesthetic visit observed below the standard. Which need to be standardized for uniformity. Use of electronic system with prefilled formats and training of personnel involved in the process is the way forward

Epidemiological profile of patients seen in the pre-anesthetic assessment clinic of a university hospital / Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes atendidos no ambulatório de avaliação pré-anestésica de um hospital universitário

Abstract Objective Assess the demographic and clinical characteristics of surgical patients seen in the Pre-anesthetic Assessment Clinic of the Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle (APA/HUGG), in order to assist in the pursuit for quality, effectiveness, and resource rationalization of hospital management. Method Cross-sectional descriptive study with 491 patients undergoing elective surgery, treated at APA/HUGG Clinic from March to December 2014. The following variables were assessed: sex, age, BMI, smoking status, associated diseases, classification of MET's and ASA, presence of decompensated disease, medical associated appointments interconsultation, specialty and surgical risk, history of prior anesthetic-surgical procedure, and complications. Results There was a predominance of female (64.8%) and overweight patients (55.9%), aged 18-59 years. The prevalence of associated diseases was high (71.3%), with hypertension pressure prevailing (50.1%). Most patients had clinically compensated morbidity (96.3%) and long-term use of medication (77.4%). Regarding the surgical characteristics, the most frequent specialty was general and medium risk surgeries. The analysis of the characteristics by age showed that the elderly have more associated diseases and long-term use of medication, in addition to predominance of ASA II-III. Conclusion The epidemiological profile of surgical patients seen at the APA/HUGG was female, age 18-59 years, overweight, with associated diseases, long-term use of medication, without clinical decompensation, ASA II and MET's ≥4. Knowledge of the clinical characteristics of surgical patients is critical to schedule the perioperative care, allowing the improvement of quality and safety in anesthesia and surgery.

Resumo Objetivo Verificar as características demográficas e clínicas dos pacientes cirúrgicos atendidos no Ambulatório de Avaliação Pré-Anestésica do Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle (APA/HUGG), com o objetivo de auxiliar na busca de qualidade, efetividade e racionalização de recursos da gestão hospitalar. Método Estudo descritivo transversal, feito com 491 pacientes de operação eletiva, atendidos no Ambulatório de APA/HUGG de março a dezembro de 2014. Foram estudadas as variáveis: sexo, faixa etária, índice de massa corporal (IMC), tabagismo, doenças associadas, classificação da capacidade funcional (METs), (ASA), doença descompensada, interconsultas, especialidade e porte cirúrgicos, história de procedimento anestésico-cirúrgico prévio e possíveis complicações. Resultados Predominaram pacientes do sexo feminino (64,8%), na faixa de 18 a 59 anos (55,9%) e com sobrepeso (38,3%). A prevalência de doenças associadas foi elevada (71,3%) sendo a hipertensão arterial a principal (50,1%). A maior parcela dos pacientes apresentava morbidade clinicamente compensada (96,3%) e uso contínuo de medicamento (77,4%). Em relação às características cirúrgicas, a especialidade mais frequente foi a cirurgia geral e o porte médio. A análise das características por faixa etária mostrou que os idosos apresentaram mais doenças associadas e uso contínuo de medicação além de predomínio de ASA II e III. Conclusão O perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes cirúrgicos atendidos na APA/HUGG foi: sexo feminino, faixa etária de 18 a 59 anos, sobrepeso, com doenças associadas, em uso de medicação contínua, sem descompensação clínica, ASA II e METs ≥ 4. O conhecimento das características clínicas dos pacientes cirúrgicos é fundamental para o planejamento dos cuidados perioperatórios e permite avançar na qualidade e segurança em anestesia e cirurgia.

A Statistical Analysis of Preanesthetic Consultation in the Pediatric Patient / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: Adequate pre-anesthetic evaluation could improve both patient outcome and hospital management by reducing the rates of operation delay and cancellation. We undertook this study to contribute to the establishment of a pre-anesthetic evaluation system by studying pediatric patients who had preoperatively consulted the anesthesiology department. METHODS: Data were collected using the EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system. 260 pediatric patients, age limitation 15 years, who had consulted our anesthesiology staff, were enrolled. The age distributions, departments consulted and clinical causes were analyzed. RESULTS: The age distributions were as follow; <1 month: 1.5%, 1 month-1 year: 29.2%, 1-4 years: 23.8%, 5-7 years: 18.1% and 8-15 years: 27.3%. The causes of the consultations were mainly pulmonary (27.3%), cardiovascular (21.9%), gastrointestinal (12.3%), airway (9.6%) problems and other causes (26.5%). The most common diseases were congenital heart disease, prematurity and URI. The major departments consulted were general surgery (16.2%), ophthalmology (15.4%), thoracic surgery (15.0%), plastic surgery (15.0%) and orthopedic surgery (14.6%). CONCLUSIONS: The establishment of a communication system with surgeons concerning patient management guidelines about the common causes of consultations would improve hospital management by reducing the incidences of delay and the cancellation of operations.