Why the study?
Does preoperative assessment by appropriately trained nurses prevent underassessment possibly affecting management in patients awaiting general anaesthesia compared to preregistration house officers?
Population
1907 patients attending for assessment before general anaesthesia for general, vascular, urological, or…
Comparison
Preoperative assessment by appropriately trained… vs Preoperative assessment by preregistration house…
Design
RCT, Randomised
Authors
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Supports trained nurses for preoperative assessment; confirms non-inferiority to house officers in RCT.
Does preoperative assessment by appropriately trained nurses prevent underassessment possibly affecting management in patients awaiting general anaesthesia compared to preregistration house officers?
Preoperative assessments by appropriately trained nurses are non-inferior to those by preregistration house officers and result in fewer unnecessary tests.
Helen Kinley (2002) studied this question.
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