Temporal trends in rates of various types of preoperative testing from 2008/09 to 2012/13
| Type of testing and year | Procedure; % of cases with preoperative test (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endoscopy | Ophthalmologic surgery | Low-risk surgery | Overall | |
| Electrocardiography | ||||
| 2008/09 | 15.7 (15.6–15.9) | 42.4 (42.1–42.6) | 54.1 (53.8–54.3) | 34.5 (34.3–34.6) |
| 2009/10 | 16.0 (15.8–16.1) | 39.3 (39.1–39.6) | 54.9 (54.6–55.1) | 33.9 (33.8–34.1) |
| 2010/11 | 15.2 (15.0–15.4) | 30.5 (30.3–30.7) | 55.5 (55.2–55.8) | 30.7 (30.6–30.8) |
| 2011/12 | 14.6 (14.5–14.8) | 23.8 (23.6–24.0) | 55.7 (55.4–56.0) | 28.4 (28.2–28.5) |
| 2012/13 | 13.5 (13.3–13.7) | 21.9 (21.6–22.1) | 52.8 (52.5–53.1) | 26.9 (26.7–27.0) |
| All years | 15.1 (15.0–15.2) | 32.0 (31.9–32.1) | 54.6 (54.5–54.7) | 31.0 (30.9–31.1) |
| Echocardiography* | ||||
| 2008/09 | 2.4 (2.4–2.5) | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) | 2.5 (2.5–2.6) | 2.7 (2.7–2.7) |
| 2009/10 | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) | 3.4 (3.4–3.5) | 2.6 (2.5–2.7) | 2.9 (2.9–3.0) |
| 2010/11 | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) | 3.2 (3.1–3.3) | 2.9 (2.8–3.0) | 2.9 (2.9–3.0) |
| 2011/12 | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 3.3 (3.2–3.4) | 2.9 (2.8–3.0) | 3.0 (2.9–3.0) |
| 2012/13 | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 2.9 (2.8–3.0) |
| All years | 2.7 (2.7–2.7) | 3.2 (3.2–3.2) | 2.7 (2.7–2.7) | 2.9 (2.9–2.9) |
| Stress test | ||||
| 2008/09 | 2.1 (2.0–2.1) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 1.9 (1.9–2.0) | 1.9 (1.9–2.0) |
| 2009/10 | 2.2 (2.2–2.3) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) | 2.1 (2.1–2.1) |
| 2010/11 | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) | 1.8 (1.7–1.8) | 2.6 (2.5–2.7) | 2.2 (2.2–2.2) |
| 2011/12 | 2.3 (2.2–2.3) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) | 2.2 (2.2–2.3) |
| 2012/13 | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 1.8 (1.7–1.8) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 2.2 (2.2–2.3) |
| All years | 2.2 (2.2–2.2) | 1.8 (1.8–1.8) | 2.5 (2.5–2.5) | 2.1 (2.1–2.1) |
| Chest radiography | ||||
| 2008/09 | 8.9 (8.8–9.1) | 7.4 (7.2–7.5) | 19.9 (19.7–20.2) | 11.1 (11.0–11.2) |
| 2009/10 | 9.2 (9.1–9.4) | 7.2 (7.1–7.3) | 20.0 (19.8–20.2) | 11.3 (11.2–11.4) |
| 2010/11 | 9.0 (8.9–9.2) | 6.6 (6.5–6.7) | 19.4 (19.2–19.6) | 10.8 (10.7–10.9) |
| 2011/12 | 8.8 (8.7–9.0) | 6.0 (5.9–6.1) | 18.6 (18.4–18.8) | 10.4 (10.3–10.5) |
| 2012/13 | 8.8 (8.6–8.9) | 5.9 (5.8–6.1) | 17.1 (16.9–17.3) | 10.1 (10.0–10.2) |
| All years | 9.0 (8.9–9.1) | 6.7 (6.6–6.8) | 19.0 (18.9–19.1) | 10.8 (10.8–10.8) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Transthoracic echocardiography.