Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · Mar 2011
The role of a multidisciplinary pre-assessment clinic in reducing mortality after complex orthopaedic surgery.
This paper describes an audit loop. The aim of this study was to audit the effect of a specialised preoperative anaesthetic assessment clinic after hip and knee arthroplasty and revision arthroplasty. ⋯ We recommend the use of a multidisciplinary pre-assessment clinic for complex orthopaedic surgery.