Assessment of the reliability of virtual preanesthetic airway evaluation compared to traditional in-person airway evaluation: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Airway evaluation is a fundamental component of the preanesthetic examination. Virtual care has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to assess the reliability of a virtual preanesthetic airway evaluation compared with a traditional in-person airway evaluation.

Methods

This prospective observational study compared the inter-rater agreement of an in-person airway evaluation performed by a consultant anesthesiologist with a virtual airway evaluation (VAE) performed by consultant anesthesiologists and medical students. The airway evaluation was completed using a comprehensive airway evaluation and scoring tool. The primary outcome was the inter-rater agreement of total scores between in-person anesthesiologist airway evaluations and the VAEs of both the anest

SUBMITTER: Zhao MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature