Why the study?
Preoperative investigation practices are non-uniform and often involve unnecessary batteries of tests, while guidelines on the validity timeframe of previous reports are lacking.
Systematic Review
These guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the judicious ordering of routine preoperative investigations in healthy patients undergoing elective surgery to optimize perioperative management and avoid unnecessary testing.
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Supports selective preoperative testing in low-risk elective surgery; extends meta-analytic evidence for individualized guidelines.
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Umesh et al. (2022) conducted a systematic review in Patients scheduled for elective surgery. Routine preoperative investigations vs. Selective or no routine testing was evaluated on Influence on perioperative anaesthetic management and patient outcomes.
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