Implementation of telemedicine in preanaesthesia check up before cancer surgery
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/08/027004
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Cancer patients posted for surgery.
Availability to receive phone calls with video facility and access to internet
Exclusion Criteria
Any severe cognitive limitation that prevents the necessary interaction to carry out this study
Refusal to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physician satisfaction with tele preanesthesia consultation versus face to face preanaesthesia consultation- In terms of video and audio quality, comprehension of the conversation, thoroughness of the information obtained pertaining to history, examination and investigations, and recommending telemedicine for future consultations on a scale ranging from 1-10.Timepoint: Will be assesses immediately after doing pre anaesthetic check up. Physician satisfaction with tele preanesthesia consultation versus face to face preanaesthesia consultation- In terms of video and audio quality, comprehension of the conversation, thoroughness of the information obtained pertaining to history, examination and investigations, and recommending telemedicine for future consultations on a scale ranging from 1-10.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Comparison of airway examination parameters between the two groups (In form of mouth opening, Mallampati grading, neck movements) <br/ ><br>2.Patient satisfaction level with tele preanesthesia consultation versus face to face preanaesthesia consultation- in terms of audio and video quality, comfort of conversation at home, avoidance of long waiting hours in hospital, prevention of expenditure related to travel and recommending telemedicine for future consultations on a scale ranging from 1-10.Timepoint: 1. At the time of patient examination <br/ ><br>2. At the time of conversation with the patient