Key result
Routine preoperative investigations demonstrated poor adherence to NICE-UK guidelines for most tests, resulting in substantial excess hospital costs estimated at LKR 2,895,600–4,491,240 annually.
Observational (n=367)
No
Routine preoperative investigations for elective surgery frequently do not comply with evidence-based guidelines, leading to substantial unnecessary healthcare costs.
May support local audits to curb excess testing costs; leaves open whether interventions improve guideline adherence in similar settings.
The Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology is the official journal of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka. It publishes clinical investigations, research articles, audits, case reports, review articles and CME articles relating to anaesthesiology, critical care and pain. It is published bi annually in January and June. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology is included on DOAJ and Scopus.
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Ranasinghe et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Elective surgery (n=367). Routine preoperative investigations vs. NICE-UK guidelines was evaluated on Compliance with NICE-UK guidelines for preoperative investigations. Routine preoperative investigations demonstrated poor adherence to NICE-UK guidelines for most tests, resulting in substantial excess hospital costs estimated at LKR 2,895,600–4,491,240 annually.
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