Outpatient preanaesthesia evaluation clinics.
In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift from an inpatient to outpatient preanaesthesia evaluation. This has been driven by rising healthcare costs and the increasing popularity of ambulatory and same-day admission surgery. These outpatient preanaesthesia clinics play an important role in enhancing the cost-effectiveness of the perioperative process. This review describes the structure of modern outpatient preanaesthesia evaluation clinics, and the associated benefits, limitations and controversies.
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Department of Anaesthesia, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899. Eileen.Lew@kkh.com.sg
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Amundsen
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D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000639:trends*