Outpatient pre-operative assessment in joint replacement surgery

• Main Authors: Chan, C.Y.W., Nam, H.Y., Raveenthiran, R., Choon, S.K., Tai, C.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24592/1/Outpatient_Pre-operative_Assessment.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/24592/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n2/Outpatient_Pre-operative_Assessment.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

An anaesthetist-led outpatient pre-operative assessment (OPA) clinic was introduced in our unit in an effort to improve patient care and cost-effectiveness. To assess the efficiency of the clinic, 112 patients who attended the OPA clinic (attendance rate 98%) during the first year were assessed pros...