Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Telemedicine for Pre‐Anesthetic Check‐Up in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors' conclusion
Telemedicine is offering similar clinical outcomes, high parental satisfaction, and greater accessibility and thus underscores its potential to enhance accessibility and convenience in pediatric pre-anesthesia evaluations without compromising clinical quality.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric patients aged 3–12 years undergoing elective surgery
- Participants
- 70 patients
- Comparison
- Telemedicine vs conventional in-person pre-anesthetic checkup
- Primary endpoint
- Number of visits required for pre-anesthetic checkup
Methodological detailspilot
- Pilot
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Number of visits required for anesthesia clearance
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | Group T | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of primary anesthesia clearance, initial session | 17 min 22 s (95% CI 15 min 25 s-19 min 20s) | 13 min 19 s (95% CI 11 min 47 s-14 min 50s) |
Surgical cancellations or delays
- Fewer than one case per group
Duration of primary anesthesia clearance, initial session
- Longer in Group T
Parent/guardian satisfaction (total 5-point Likert score, out of 25)
- Mean total satisfaction score
- 20.74 ± 1.93
Concordance between anaesthesiologists using telemedicine
- Medical history, investigations, documentation, ASA status, anesthesia plan
- > 85% of cases
- Airway assessment
- 45.7%
Original publication
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Telemedicine for Pre‐Anesthetic Check‐Up in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 23 December 2025. doi:10.
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