Software-guided Guideline Implementation in Premedication

Aim of the project is the development of a software for implementation of anesthesiology guidelines in the preoperative evaluation. The software bases on the 2014 and 2018 guidelines of the European Society of Anesthesiology (ESA) for the pre-operative evaluation of adults undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Traditional premedication is compared with the new software-guided premedication by using a cross-over design. 200 patients are included in the study, 100 of which are first evaluated the traditional way and then with the software, 100 patients are treated the other way round. Results of the two premedication methods are compared according to the primary endpoint "correct approval for OP" and the secondary endpoints number of missed apparative examinations, number of unnecessary apparative examinations, time required for premedication, length of hospital stay, mortality and postoperative complications.