Data Collection Variation in Preoperative Assessment

LEILA AHMADIAN, MScRONALD CORNET, PhDWILTON A. VAN KLEI, MD, PhDNICOLETTE F. DE KEIZER, PhDThe purposes of preoperative assessment are to estimateand to reduce, based on the patient’s condition, the mor-bidity and mortality risks associated with surgery and todetermine the required anesthesia and equipment for theanesthesia and operation.