Detection of Health Risk Situations in the Anesthesia Consultation.

Detection of Health Risk Situations in the Anesthesia Consultation.

This study aims to estimate the proportion of patients seen in the anesthesiology consultation for planned surgery in whom a previously unknown health risk situation is detected (e.g., obesity, anemia, etc.).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women aged 18 to 50 years.

  • Indication for elective surgery.
  • In-person preoperative evaluation in the scheduled Anesthesiology consultation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Indication for non-deferrable urgent surgery.
• Pregnant women.
• Pre-surgical visit outside the anesthesia consultation.
• Incomplete preoperative evaluation, as indicated in the final section (preoperative judgment) of the anesthesia visit report.