In our revision, we removed a few citations to simplify our discussion. There remains a total of only 12 references, and the errors in citation (corrected below) can all be found in one paragraph. "First, improved physical diagnostic abilities and operative risk assessment skills could potentially enhance patient outcomes and lower costs (8,9). Second, interventions such as physical examinations and face-to-face discussions not immediately prior to anesthesia and surgery have been suggested to improve the anesthesiologist-patient relationship (10), and the overall patient satisfaction and outcome (11,12)."

Angela Bader, MD Lawrence Tsen, MD