Pre-op assessment and testing
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We currently have standing orders that address past medical history risk for anesthesia and the associated lab, xray, or EKG. The problem we are having is that the surgeon's offices are leaving them blank and leaving it up to us to do the orders. THey say they are not qualified to do pre-op assessments ( ha ha, the guideline is "Medical 101" class). Some of the problems associated with this is that we are a small facility and the CRNA covers 24/7 so he cant be here to run a clinic, we are logictically away from registeration, and if we order the testing we have to write it as a verbal order and send the patient back to Outpatient!!!! So.....my question is...who does the pre-op assessment in your facility? Who clears them for surgery? I know there are so many variables this could go on forever.....thanks, nellie