Why the study?
Do changes in preoperative assessment clinic procedures, education, and staffing reduce the use and improve the yield of cardiology consultations in patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery?
Do changes in preoperative assessment clinic procedures, education, and staffing reduce the use and improve the yield of cardiology consultations in patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery?
Implementing stringent consultation algorithms and educational programs in preoperative assessment clinics significantly reduces unnecessary cardiology consultations while improving their diagnostic yield.
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May reduce low-yield cardiology consultations via clinic protocols; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized validation before broader adoption.
Tsen et al. (2002) studied this question.
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