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An audit of documented preoperative evaluation of surgery patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 21 , issue 4 , 2015 , pages: 107–112

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2015.1057030

Author(s): W Swart Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa , A Kuhn Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa

Keywords: academic hospital , audit , preoperative anaesthetic record , surgery

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Abstract

Background: The anaesthetic preoperative evaluation of a patient is the clinical foundation of perioperative patient management, and can potentially reduce operative morbidity and enhance patient outcomes. Generally, anaesthetists complete a standardised preoperative anaesthetic record (PAR) form to improve the quality of the information obtained during their pre-anaesthetic visit. Previous studies reported an unacceptable standard of preoperative assessment recordkeeping.

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