Review of the Effectiveness of Telemedicine for Pre-anaesthetic Check-ups in children having Elective Surgery

Not yet recruiting

Brief Summary: This is a randomised comparative study in which we will be comparing the efficacy of telemedicinewith in-person pre-anaesthetic evaluation for paediatric patients of age 3-12 years undergoingelective surgery. We will be assessing thenumber of visits/video calls required to get preliminary anaesthesia clearance in Group T (TELEMEDICINE) and Group C ( CONVENTIONAL), taking a total sample size of 70, 35 in each group. Our secondary objectives include rate of cancellation ofsurgery, the concordance of pre-anaesthetic checkup of visiting anesthesiologist(A2) with preliminary pre-anaestheticevaluation, and parents/guardiansatisfaction on preliminary PAC clearance.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1.Parents/Guardians who have access to any of the devices like smart phone, computer with camera, tablet.
2.Children or Guardians who are able to read and write.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Auditory impairment in the child or guardian 2.Children or guardians who do not speak local language Hindi/English.
3.Psychological disorder in the child or guardian.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of visits/video calls required to get preliminary anaesthesia clearance and delay of surgery.	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Rate of cancellation of surgery	2.Concordance of pre-anaesthetic checkup, airway examination finding of visiting anesthesiologist(A2) with preliminary pre-anaesthetic evaluation (On the day of admission) using concordance scale

Locations (1): Lok Nayak Hospital
🇮🇳
Central, DELHI, India
Lok Nayak Hospital
🇮🇳Central, DELHI, India
Yukti Shah
Principal investigator
9810224311
yuktishah95@gmail.com