Original Articles
Preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures
Kyle R. Kirkham, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Ciara Pendrith, Ryan Ng, Jack V. Tu, Andreas Laupacis, Michael J. Schull, Wendy Levinson and R. Sacha Bhatia
CMAJ June 01, 2015 cmaj.150174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150174
Kyle R. Kirkham
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Duminda N. Wijeysundera
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Ciara Pendrith
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Ryan Ng
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Jack V. Tu
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Andreas Laupacis
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Michael J. Schull
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
Wendy Levinson
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
R. Sacha Bhatia
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Kirkham), Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia (Kirkham) and Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Pendrith, Bhatia), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Wijeysundera, Laupacis), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Wijeysundera), Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wijeysundera, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Levinson), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ng, Tu, Laupacis, Schull, Bhatia), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Tu), Sunnybrook Schulich Heart Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (Schull), Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Bhatia), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.