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August 1, 1990Survey of Anesthesiology

Preoperative Laboratory Testing of Children Undergoing Elective Surgery

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Why the study?

Does routine preoperative laboratory testing alter perioperative management in children undergoing elective surgery?

Population

486 elective surgeries in children

Design

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Authors

MCMary E. O ConnorSan Francisco General HospitalKDKenneth DrasnerSan Francisco General Hospital

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Implication

Preoperative labs rarely alter plans in elective pediatric surgery; hypothesis-generating for selective testing but needs prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does routine preoperative laboratory testing alter perioperative management in children undergoing elective surgery?

P
Population
486 elective surgeries in children
I
Intervention
Routine preoperative laboratory testing (complete blood count and urinalysis)
O
Outcome
Role of abnormal preoperative laboratory test results in perioperative management (including surgery cancellation)

Routine urinalysis adds little to the preoperative evaluation of healthy children undergoing elective surgery and should be omitted.

Cite This Study

Connor et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8b2098de5ec4e001e3b8fehttps://doi.org/10.1097/00132586-199008000-00032
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