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Preoperative Form

The preoperative form captures all pre-anaesthesia assessment data. It is the first step in every case.

Patient demographics

Enter the patient's:

  • Age (years)
  • Sex (Male / Female / Other)
  • Height (cm) and Weight (kg) — BMI is calculated automatically
  • Blood type and Rh factor (optional)

IBW (Ideal Body Weight) and ABW (Adjusted Body Weight) are calculated automatically from height, weight, and sex. These are important for drug dosing in obese patients.

Case details

  • Diagnosis — search by ICD-11 code or free text. The ICD-11 WHO classification is available in English and Bulgarian.
  • Planned procedure — the surgical procedure to be performed
  • Surgeon name, Anaesthesiologist name, Anaesthesia nurse name

Comorbidities

Select active comorbidities from the ICD-10 list. Multiple comorbidities can be added. They appear as chips that are displayed on the printed protocol.

Safety fields

  • Allergies — tick if the patient has known allergies, then describe them in the text field
  • Latex allergy — separate checkbox due to its anaesthetic relevance
  • Current medications — free text
  • Family anaesthesia problems — tick if there is a family history of malignant hyperthermia or other relevant conditions

Airway assessment

The airway section covers all standard pre-anaesthesia airway evaluation parameters:

FieldDescription
Mallampati classI–IV, selected visually
Mouth opening (inter-incisor distance)in cm
Thyromental distancein cm
Neck mobilityFull / Limited / Fixed
Upper lip bite test (ULBT)Class I / II / III
Cormack–Lehane gradeI / IIa / IIb / III / IV
Difficult airway historyFlag + free text for details

Preoperative vitals

Record the patient's vital signs at the time of assessment:

  • Blood pressure (systolic / diastolic, mmHg)
  • Heart rate (bpm)
  • SpO₂ (%)
  • Temperature (°C)
  • Respiratory rate (/min)
  • ECG rhythm

Risk scores

ASA classification (required) — I through VI, with an emergency modifier (ASA-E).

The following scores are calculated automatically as you fill in the relevant sections of the form:

ScoreWhat it predicts
RCRI (0–6)Major adverse cardiac events
Apfel (0–4)Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
STOP-BANG (0–8)Obstructive sleep apnoea risk

Laboratory results

Add individual lab results (Hb, Hct, PLT, INR, creatinine, electrolytes, glucose, etc.) with value and unit. These appear in the printed protocol.

Premedication

Record evening and morning premedication if prescribed.

Saving

The preoperative form auto-saves as you type. When all mandatory fields are complete, click Save & continue to move to the intraoperative form. Mandatory fields are: age, sex, height, weight, diagnosis, planned procedure, and ASA score.