title: [Organization of an anaesthesia preoperative evaluation clinic - The Anaesthesia/Patient Blood Management Clinic: one Model].
abstract: The anesthesia preoperative evaluation has been developed in recent years in a centralized clinic, that can be visited by the majority of patients, in order to evaluate and obtain patient's consent for anesthesia. In the current article, the organization and structure of such a central anesthesia preoperative evaluation clinic in the Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine at the University Hospital of Muenster, is described. Besides the central preoperative evaluation clinic, 3 clinics are localized in separate buildings and preoperative visits have to be completed in special scenarios on the wards, too. A pharmaceutical evaluation for patient's medication and the patient blood management have been integrated into the anesthesia preoperative evaluation clinic. Processes are explained and current numbers of patients are mentioned.
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schöpper
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venherm
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Aken
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ellermann
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinbicker
mesh_terms: D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*