The Anesthesia Preoperative Evaluation Clinic (APEC): A prospective randomized controlled trial assessing impact on consultation time, direct costs, patient education and satisfaction with anesthesia care

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 491-499

  Schiff, J H ^a,b   Frankenhauser, S ^a   Pritsch, M ^c   Fornaschon, S A ^a   Snyder Ramos, S A ^a   Heal, C ^b   Schmidt, K ^a   Martin, E ^a   Bottiger B W ^d   Motsch, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cost analysis; Information; Patient satisfaction; Pre anesthetic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION CLINIC; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ANESTHESIA; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954998636     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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