Paediatric anaesthesia & critical care
Anesthesia TeleConsultation for Pediatric preoperative assessment: a large national prospective multicentric study in children (TeleCCCAP)
Authors' conclusion
This national audit highlights that addressing technical and organizational issues appears essential to transform anesthesia teleconsultations from a mere tool into a robust clinical process, ensuring its reliability and clinical utility in pediatric anesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Children undergoing anesthesia teleconsultation for preoperative assessment in 11 major French hospitalsaged 6.7 [3.5–12.2] years
- Participants
- 830 children
- Outcome
- Anesthesia teleconsultation feasibility (rate of successful teleconsultations: child and parent present, exclusively via the dedicated secure audiovisual platform, no complementary in-person appointment required)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, national
- Multicentre
- National
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility of anesthesia teleconsultation
Feasibility
73%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factors associated with technical failureTablets or smartphones vs Computers | 2.44 (1.40–4.26) | P = 0.002 | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
Causes of failure
- Technical
- 91%
- Organizational
- 9%
- Medical
- 1%
- Converted to in-person consultations
- Three (0.4%)
Factors associated with technical failure
- Several sociodemographic characteristics also associated
Consequences on day of surgery
- Procedure postponed
- one
- Anesthetic strategy modified
- one
- No procedure cancelled
Parental satisfaction
- Would choose teleconsultation for a future procedure
- 93%
- Satisfaction high
Anesthetist satisfaction
- Medical aspects
- 96%
- Suitability for the case
- 90%
- Quality of information delivered
- 72%
- Technical failure consistently impacted all components of anesthetist satisfaction
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Anesthesia TeleConsultation for Pediatric preoperative assessment: a large national prospective multicentric study in children (TeleCCCAP). Anesthesiology. Published 16 September 2026. doi:10.
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