Key result
Preoperative telephone screening shows no difference in last-minute anesthesiologist cancellations compared to hospital visits.
Why the study?
Does telephone interview reduce last-minute cancellations by anesthesiologists compared to hospital visit in patients scheduled for surgery?
Observational (n=682)
Yes
Does telephone interview reduce last-minute cancellations by anesthesiologists compared to hospital visit in patients scheduled for surgery?
Absolute Event Rate: 0.6% vs 0.9%
p-value: p=0.956
Telephone interviews are as effective as hospital visits for preoperative screening to avoid last-minute surgical cancellations.
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Telephone screening yielded similar cancellation rates; hypothesis-generating for replacing visits, pending randomized confirmation.
A 2003 study conducted an observational in Scheduled for surgery (n=682). Telephone interview vs. Hospital visit was evaluated on Last-minute cancellations by anesthesiologists (p=0.956). Preoperative screening via telephone interview resulted in a similar rate of last-minute cancellations by anesthesiologists compared to hospital visits (0.6% vs 0.9%; p=0.956).
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