Table 3.

Comparison of application with consultation with anaesthesiologist.

Application with e-consent		Consultation with anaesthesiologist
Benefit	Indication	Benefit	Indication
Time	Social	Social	Social
Patient perspective	Experienced	Personal contact	Unexperienced
Traveling time	Uninterested	Comforting	Anxious patients
Waiting time	No questions	Reducing anxiety	Need for personal contact
Following application any time of day	‘Not wanting to know’
Own pace
	Medical	Medical	Medical
Anaesthesiologist perspective	Good health	Physical examination	High-risk procedure
More time for other duties	Low-risk procedure	Anamnesis	Comorbidities
	Communication	Safety	Communication
	Digitally skilled	No data leak	Low digital skills
	Young patients		Older patients
			Other language
Information provisioning		Information provisioning
Video		Answering extra questions by anaesthesiologist or patient
Simple language
Consistency in information ordered
Autonomy what information to read