SynthesisBMJ open2022
Effectiveness of pre-anaesthetic assessment clinic: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised prospective controlled studies.
Synthesis in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Pediatric Preanesthesia Assessment Electronic Triage Tool: Implementation, Quality Improvement, and Retrospective Observational Evaluation of a Patient-Administered Questionnaire.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026Observational
- Effect of the BOPPPS model on pre-anesthesia care education for nurse anesthesia students in Iran: a quasi-experimental study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- A visit to preanesthesia clinic can promote post-anesthesia early recovery in pediatric patients undergoing minor surgery: a retrospective study from a single center.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Improved Perioperative Risk Education Through the Use of an Interactive Online Anaesthesia Education Tool (iPREDICT): A Prospective, Randomised Controlled Single-Centre Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Establishing comprehensive anesthesia services for cancer surgery at SKMCH Peshawar: Challenges, achievements, and innovations.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Patients from the Anesthesia Clinic in Jinshan District, Shanghai, Regarding Visiting the Anesthesia Clinic.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
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- Preoperative evaluation: Impact on early perioperative hemodynamic and respiratory complications.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Observational
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of non-emergency surgical patients toward anesthesia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Expanding the Role of the Surgical Preoperative Evaluation Clinic: Impact on Risk and Quality Outcome Measures.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2023Article
- Barriers to Implementation of Telehealth Pre-anesthesia Evaluation Visits in the Department of Veterans Affairs.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2023Article
- Impact of a quality improvement initiative with a dedicated anesthesia team on outcomes after surgery for adult congenital heart disease.JTCVS open · 2023Article
- Prehabilitation programs - a systematic review of the economic evidence.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Preanaesthetic assessment and management in the context of the district hospital.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2021Article
- Impact of outpatient preanesthetic consultation on perioperative outcomes in 700 urological patients in a tertiary hospital: a retrospective observational study.Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Observational
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of pre-anaesthesia assessment clinics (PACs) in improving the quality and safety of perioperative patient care.
designSystematic review. DATA SOURCES: The electronic databases CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOhost), Medline and Embase (OvidSP) were systematically searched on 11 September 2018 and updated on 3 February 2020 and 4 February 2021. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: The inclusion criteria for this study were studies published in English or Scandinavian language and scientific original research that included randomised or non-randomised prospective controlled studies. Additionally, studies that reported the outcomes from a PAC consultation with the patient present were included. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Titles, abstracts and full texts were screened by a team of three authors. Risk of bias was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist for quasi-experimental studies. Data extraction was performed by one author and checked by four other authors. Results were synthesised narratively owing to the heterogeneity of the included studies.
resultsSeven prospective controlled studies on the effectiveness of PACs were included. Three studies reported a significant reduction in the length of hospital stay and two studies reported a significant reduction in cancellation of surgery for medical reasons when patients were seen in the PAC. In addition, the included studies presented mixed results regarding anxiety in patients. Most studies had a high risk of bias.
conclusionThis systematic review demonstrated a reduction in the length of hospital stay and cancellation of surgery when the patients had been assessed in the PAC. There is a need for high-quality prospective studies to gain a deeper understanding of the effectiveness of PACs. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42019137724.
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