• J Clin Anesth · Feb 2024

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Teleconsultation compared with face-to-face consultation in the context of pre-anesthesia evaluation: TELANESTH, a randomized controlled single-blind non-inferiority study.

    • Estelle Morau, Thierry Chevallier, Chris Serrand, Mikael Perin, Yann Gricourt, and Philippe Cuvillon.
    • Department of Anesthesiology Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health, and Innovation in Methodology, CHU Nimes, University Montpellier, Nimes, France. Electronic address: Estelle.morau@chu-nimes.fr.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2024 Feb 1; 92: 111318111318.

    Study ObjectiveDuring the COVID crisis, pre-anesthesia teleconsultations were widely used leading to savings in time and money. However, the non-inferiority of this system has not yet been evaluated.DesignProspective, randomized, controlled, single-blind non-inferiority study.SettingUniversity hospital.PatientsPatients scheduled for surgery requiring a single pre-anesthesia consultation (PAC).InterventionPre-anesthesia teleconsultation (PATC) from patient's home.MeasurementsPrimary outcome: concordance between the pre-anesthesia visit (PAV), performed on the day of surgery, and PAC or PATC on: Secondary outcomes: cancellation rate, immediate perioperative complications, patient satisfaction, organization, and economic and ecological costs.Main ResultsOut of 172 patients included, 149 were analyzed. PATC was no less effective than PAC in terms of the primary outcome or each of its components: the difference between groups was: - 0.044[90% CI: -0.135; 0.047] (p = 0.0002). There was no difference in cancellation rates (PAC 1.99% vs. PATC 1.27%, p = 0.6) or in immediate perioperative complications (none). Satisfaction was 9.48 (±1.45) in the PAC group and 8.96 (±1.68) in the PATC group (p = 0.0006). In the PATC group, the mean savings per patient were 30 km (± 29), 36 min (± 27), and 18 (± 18) euros, respectively.ConclusionsAccording to our criteria, PATC was not inferior to PAC for preoperative patient evaluation and may be an interesting economical, ecological alternative.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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