Preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures

KR Kirkham, DN Wijeysundera, C Pendrith, R Ng… - Cmaj, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: There is concern about increasing utilization of low-value health care services,
including preoperative testing for low-risk surgical procedures. We investigated temporal …

Routine preoperative testing: a systematic review of the evidence.

J Munro, A Booth, J Nicholl - Health Technology Assessment …, 1997 - europepmc.org
OBJECTIVES. To review the available evidence on the value of routine preoperative testing
in healthy or asymptomatic adults. To assess the completeness of existing reviews of …

[PDF][PDF] Routine preoperative electrocardiogram and chest x-ray prior to elective surgery in Alberta, Canada

NX Thanh, S Rashiq, E Jonsson - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Conclusions Routine preoperative testing rates and costs are relatively low in Alberta. It is
possible that general evidence widely disseminated over the past number of years …

Impact of new guidelines on physicians' ordering of preoperative tests

CA Mancuso - Journal of general internal medicine, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To compare the number of preoperative tests ordered for elective ambulatory
surgery patients during the 2 years before and the 2 years after the establishment of new …

Adherence to evidence-based guidelines for preoperative testing in women undergoing gynecologic surgery

CMS Clair, M Shah, EJ Diver, SN Lewin… - Obstetrics & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine adherence to evidence-based recommendations for preoperative
testing and health care costs associated with excessive testing. METHODS: An institutional …

[HTML][HTML] Preoperative medical testing in Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery

CL Chen, GA Lin, NS Bardach, TH Clay… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Routine preoperative testing is not recommended for patients undergoing
cataract surgery, because testing neither decreases adverse events nor improves outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Preoperative risk assessment—from routine tests to individualized investigation

AB Böhmer, F Wappler, B Zwissler - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Risk assessment in adults who are about to undergo elective surgery (other
than cardiac and thoracic procedures) involves history-taking, physical examination, and …

Preoperative laboratory investigations: rates and variability prior to low-risk surgical procedures

KR Kirkham, DN Wijeysundera, C Pendrith, R Ng… - …, 2016 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Increasing attention has been focused on low-value healthcare services.
Through Choosing Wisely campaigns, routine laboratory testing before low-risk surgery has …

Use of preoperative testing and physicians' response to professional society guidance

AE Sigmund, ER Stevens, JD Blitz… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The value of routine preoperative testing before most surgical procedures is
widely considered to be low. To improve the quality of preoperative care and reduce waste …

Implementation of the ACC/AHA guidelines for preoperative cardiac risk assessment in a general medicine preoperative clinic: improving efficiency and preserving …

Y Almanaseer, D Mukherjee, EM Kline-Rogers… - Cardiology, 2004 - karger.com
Abstract Background: The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
(ACC/AHA) publishes recommendations for cardiac assessment of patients undergoing …