Enhancing the utility of virtual surgical pre-assessment.
Br J Nurs
; 30(17): 1032-1038, 2021 Sep 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1450992
ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual pre-assessment was introduced for all elective and semi-urgent surgeries to maintain surgical clinical services in the authors' Trust. This mainly involved telephone pre-assessments, although occasionally video technology was used. This had to be managed and maintained at a distance with little or no training or established method. This article includes experiences of staff involved in a single tertiary centre, an assessment of the pros and cons of virtual pre-assessment and concludes with a set of recommendations to enhance the utility of the service for the future.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Nurs
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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