Preanesthetic assessment: Study on the influence of preoperative approach on patient satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic

Anesthesiology provides absence or relief from pain and other sensations to patients who need to under go medical procedure and who have been expanding their field of action not only intraoperatively, but alsopre- and post operatively. Recently, the pre-anesthetic office was implemented as a mandatory item for surgeries to be performed, however during the COVID-19 pandemic, such meetings were difficult or needed to beheldonline. The present research evaluated the degree of satisfaction with the anesthesia officeof a sample of the population under going a surgical procedure, verifying the importance of the anesthe siologist and the trust of the community after contact with this professional regarding the clarification of doubts and there duction of anxiety symptoms. Pre-anesthetic evaluation has been shown to reduce anxiety and doubts about the anesthetic procedure and this prior contact with the specialist was considered relevant by the patients.