Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Anesthesia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Telemedical Risk Assessment and Preoperative Evaluation for Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, patient satisfaction and time saving of a telemedical risk assessment and preoperative evaluation for anesthesia.
The preanesthesia evaluation and risk assessment is conducted by an anesthesiologist prior to elective surgery. The physician assesses the patient´s medical records and specifies the individual preoperative procedure in order to minimize the perioperative risks. The on-site meeting is often connected with extended travel time and during the COVID-19 pandemic also with an increased infection risk for the patient. This project was initiated to reduce time efforts on patient site and to reduce possible infection risks. The TAPE-software turns every patients home into a remote facility allowing the physician to conduct the preanesthesia evaluation over distance. ;