Why the study?
Does the implementation of ASA guidelines reduce the rate of routine preoperative laboratory testing in low-risk patients?
Does the implementation of ASA guidelines reduce the rate of routine preoperative laboratory testing in low-risk patients?
Despite a decline following ASA guidelines, the majority of low-risk surgical patients still receive unnecessary preoperative laboratory testing, highlighting the need for continued deimplementation efforts.
Supports deimplementation efforts for unnecessary preoperative testing; hypothesis-generating for strategies to enhance ASA guideline adherence.
While a majority of low-risk patients continue to receive preoperative laboratory testing not recommended by the ASA, there has been a decline after implementation of guidelines. Continued effort should be directed at the deimplementation of routine preoperative laboratory testing for low-risk patients.
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