Abstract
Pre-operative assessment of patients for surgery is one of the most prevalent topics for quality assurance by peer-review in Dutch hospitals. This article describes the experiences with pre-operative assessment in nine hospitals. It is discussed why preoperative assessment is performed, what tests are performed (chest X-ray, ECG, laboratory tests), and how the pre-operative assessment procedure is organized. Hospital protocols are compared with literature findings and audit studies from two hospitals show the actual compliance to the protocols. It is concluded that peer-review committees and audit studies play a major part in the assurance of the quality of preoperative assessment
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-53 |
Journal | Quality assurance in health care |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1989 |