Electronic screening – of anesthesiologists and algorithms

[...]the increasing volume of ambulatory interventions performed – even in individuals with highly relevant comorbidities – has led to accelerated patient schedules, fewer in-house visits per patient, shorter windows for preoperative optimization, and the development of fast-track protocols [3]. [...]low-risk procedures such as cataract surgery were shown to be safe for most patients in combination with the implementation of topical or regional anesthesia, even without preoperative anesthesiological evaluation [4]. [...]a large number of patients who were electronically allocated to further consultation could have been bypassed, according to an anesthesiologist's assessment.