Table 5.

The information required during referrals to triage surgical patients as discussed in selected studies

Requirements of the referral information to triage patients	Selected studies
	Damani et al., [38]	Gabbay et al., [39]	Coyle et al., [40]	Do et al., [42]	Logvinov et al., [41]	Diamant et al., [43]
1. Include relevant clinical details	√	√	√	√	√	√
2. Identify potential surgical candidate	√	√	√	√	√	√
3. Identify potential patients who need longer pre-op optimisation			√			√
4. Patients preferences for the scheduling time	√		√	√	√
5. Patient reported health conditions			√
6. Patient preference to change the surgeon	√				√