Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Effectiveness of a digital vs face-to-face preoperative assessment: A randomized, noninferiority clinical trial
Primary result · Quality of recovery scoreResult — go to the resultMean difference 3.2 points 97.5% CI lower limit −2.1Authors' conclusion
A digital preoperative screening is not inferior to face-to-face consultations in patients undergoing predominantly low to moderate risk surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Adult, Dutch speaking, ASA I–IV patients with access to an online computer requiring surgery, urban secondary care hospital117 and 124 analysed
- Participants
- 200 vs 201
- Comparison
- Digital preoperative screening vs face-to-face screening
- Digitaln = 200
- Face-to-facen = 201reference
- Primary endpoint
- Quality of recovery
- Follow-up
- 48 h after surgery
Methodological detailssingle centre, parallel, open-label, noninferiority, per-protocol
- Single centre
- Parallel
- Open-label
- Noninferiority
- Per-protocol
Primary result
Quality of recovery score
Mean difference
3.2 points
97.5% CI lower limit −2.1
By group
Digital
158
mean
Face-to-face
155
mean
Digital vs Face-to-face
mean difference 3.2 points (97.5% CI lower limit −2.1)
As reported in the abstract
Safety
- No adverse events
Original publication
Effectiveness of a digital vs face-to-face preoperative assessment: A randomized, noninferiority clinical trial. J Clin Anesth. Published 18 July 2023. doi:10.
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