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Objective Analyze current clinical practice guidelines related to pre-anesthesia as-sessment to provide a resource for healthcare providers (or institutions)seeking protocols of their own.Methods National and international guideline databases were searched along with healthcare or-ganizations and associations.Content analysis method was used to analyze clinical practice guidelines searched from internet and obtained in the database search.Results Five clinical practice guidelines were included.A total of 39 items related to pre-anesthesia assessment were identified and when divid-ed into 3 essential areas:1)past history and present medical,2)physical examination,and 3)labora-tory examination.There is no guidance to general anesthesia currently in China.Pre-anesthesia testing in the presence of specific clinical characteristics was recommended.Conclusion We should develop local clinical practice guidelines of preanesthesia assessment with consideration of the actual medical situations in China.