Unidade pré-operatória: uma nova proposta de atendimento e gestão

Objective: To present the results of the implementation process of a preoperative unit. Method: Descriptive and analytical study including experience report, with the goal of reporting the implementation of a preoperative unit in a private general hospital in the city of Sao Paulo, as well as the experience of the professionals involved. Results: The efficiency of a preoperative unit was confirmed as an optimization strategy for the surgical center, whose processes are established with agility by a team focused on this type of patient. Conclusion: The preoperative unit was established as an opportunity to minimize the lack of beds, to centralize services to streamline them, and to promote greater integration and continuity of preoperative care to the assistance proposed by the surgical center, as well as a better organization of administrative and health-care activities.