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. 1981 Jan;63(1):45-9.

Preoperative assessment for outpatient anaesthesia

W N Rollason, G Hems

Preoperative assessment for outpatient anaesthesia

W N Rollason et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1981 Jan.

Abstract

Patients of all ages attending hospital for day-case surgery should undergo some form of routine screening by the anaesthetist before the induction of anaesthesia. A questionnaire is presented which can be recommended as an aid to identifying the patient with a more than normal risk, ensuring smoother anaesthesia with speedy and uneventful recovery and avoiding postponement of surgery in most cases.

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