The efficacy of preanesthetic assessment at the first diagnosis of current disaese

Objectives: Identifying diseases previously undiagnosed, we aimed to show the efficacy of preoperative assessment for first diagnosis.Material and methot: In this study, over 18 age a total 4225 patients who were referred to preanesthetic assessment clinic during six months at Dicle University Medical School Hospital assessed. Eighty-two patients who took first diagnosis at preoperative assessment were included to the study. Patients? ages, gender, weight, height, education, job, previously anesthetic experience, dicipline which was sent, planned operation, smoking status, routine laboratory tests, ECG and PA lung direct graphy findigs, new diagnosis and results of consultation were recorded. Statistical analysis were done.Findings: Most of the patients were over sixty age and half of the patients was obes. In eighty-two patients who took new diagnose, it was found frequently cardiologic problems (the most common diagnose was aritmy, also ischemic heart diseas, hypertension, heart failure, aort stenosis). The second most common disease was endocrinological origin (diabetes, hipothroidy, hyperthroidy). Patients with pathologic ECG findings were determined meaningfully to take prediagnose via assessing ECG (P<0.05).Conclusion: Our study indicates that a comprehensive preoperative assessment is important to identify previously undiagnosed disease.Key words: Preanesthetic assessment, first diagnosis