The value of the "Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System" (SURPAS) in preoperative consultation for elective surgery: a pilot study.
Michael R BronsertAnne Lambert-KerznerWilliam G HendersonKarl E HammermeisterChisom AtuanyaDavis M AasenAbhinav B SinghRobert A MeguidPublished in: Patient safety in surgery (2020)
Patients and providers reported the use of SURPAS helpful and informative during the preoperative risk assessment of patients, thus improving the surgical decision making process. Patients thought that SURPAS was helpful regardless of their risk level, whereas providers thought that SURPAS was more helpful in higher risk patients.