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Table 2 The proportion of surgical cases considered suitable to bypass the existing outpatient clinic if assessed in a call centre. The reviewers were the anaesthetist managing the case (the procedural anaesthetist) and a panel of four senior anaesthetists

From: A call centre and extended checklist for pre-screening elective surgical patients – a pilot study

Reviewer

Cataract

Cholecystectomy

Total hip replacement

Procedural anaesthetist

 

159/178 (89%)

 

Reviewer 1

185/193 (96 %)

162/193 (84 %)

158/193 (82 %)

Reviewer 2

187/193 (97 %)

156/193 (81 %)

154/193 (80 %)

Reviewer 3

187/193 (97 %)

164/193 (85 %)

158/193 (82 %)

Reviewer 4

183/193 (95 %)

160/193 (83 %)

152/193 (79 %)