Pre‐Anaesthesia Assessments of Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Scoping Review

This review highlights the evolving nature of PA practices, shaped by diverse historical and clinical contexts. While many efforts have aimed to improve efficiency, reduce cancellations and enhance safety and satisfaction, emerging technologies offer new potential to further streamline assessments. Despite extensive focus on patient education, active patient involvement in the PA process remains underexplored. A forward-looking strategy should integrate flexible, personalised elements-such as frailty scoring-while fostering patient engagement and shared decision-making to optimise outcomes.