Roadmap for Transforming Preoperative Assessment to Preoperative Optimization

Area of Science:

• Perioperative Medicine
• Surgical Care Coordination
• Health Services Research

Background:

• Current preoperative assessment often occurs close to surgery, limiting the management of modifiable medical conditions.
• There is a lack of evidence on balancing risk factor mitigation with surgical timing.
• Implementing interdisciplinary, collaborative programs for preoperative risk modification requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the implementation of a collaborative preoperative clinic.
• To enhance patient outcomes through improved preoperative preparation.
• To improve the value of surgical care and surgical population health.

Main Methods:

• Establishment of an interdisciplinary, collaborative preoperative clinic.
• Focus on coordinated perioperative care and patient preparation.
• Integration of modifiable risk factor management into the preoperative process.

Main Results:

• The implementation of a collaborative preoperative clinic was described.
• The primary goal was to improve patient outcomes.
• Enhanced understanding of perioperative care coordination was achieved.

Conclusions:

• A collaborative preoperative clinic model can improve patient outcomes.
• Effective preoperative preparation is key to enhancing surgical value.
• Further research is needed on optimizing preoperative risk modification strategies.