Recording the status of pre-op

preop status, pre op status

You can record the status of pre-op from Patient Detail > Patient admin > Show pathways > Procedures, or from a form. This allows you to inform other users that a patient is fit for surgery.

Recording the status of pre-op on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

Recording the status of pre-op on a desktop

Not required

Pre-op is not needed for this procedure.

Required

Pre-op is needed for this procedure, but it has not started.

In Progress

Pre-op is in progress.

Complete - Fit

Pre-op is complete, and the patient is fit to proceed.

Complete - Not Fit

Pre-op is complete, and the procedure should not go ahead.

Expired

Pre-op was completed, but is no longer valid.

  1. From  Inpatients,  Outpatients, or  Theatres > Patient Detail, search for a patient.

    Read about searching for a patient

  2. From Patient Detail > Patient admin > Show pathways > Procedures > Scheduled and Waiting List Procedures, select a procedure.

  3. Select Set Pre-Op Status.

  4. Select a status.

    Read more about statuses for pre-op

  5. If you select Complete - Fit, select the date this status expires on.

    To search for a date a specific number of days, weeks, months, or years in the future, enter a number followed by d for days, w for weeks, m for months, or y for years. For example, if you enter 6m, Nervecentre shows you a date 6 months in the future.

You can update the status of pre-op from some forms if they contain the field Pre-op Status.

  1. From  Inpatients,  Outpatients, or  Theatres > Patient Detail, search for a patient.

    Read about searching for a patient

  2. Select Procedures.

  3. Double-click on a procedure.

  4. From the list on the left, select a form that contains the field Pre-op Status.

  5. From the form, select Pre-op Status.

  6. Select a status.

    Read more about statuses for pre-op

  7. If you select Complete - Fit, select the date this status expires on.

    To search for a date a specific number of days, weeks, months, or years in the future, enter a number followed by d for days, w for weeks, m for months, or y for years. For example, if you enter 6m, Nervecentre shows you a date 6 months in the future.

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