title: Streamlining pre-operative assessment in orthopaedics.
abstract: The author was appointed to create a 'pre-admission clerking system' in an orthopaedic department. The management objective was to reduce the numbers of patients whose surgery was cancelled. In this article the author describes the holistic assessment which has resulted in fewer operations being cancelled and reduced length of stay.
authors.affiliation: Pre-operative Assessment Clinic, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rudd
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D010343:Patient Admission; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires