A Revised Estimate of Costs Associated With Routine Preoperative Testing in Medicare Cataract Patients With a Procedure-Specific Indicator
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.6372
Abstract: Importance Routine preoperative medical testing is not recommended for patients undergoing low-risk surgery, but testing is common before surgery. A 30-day preoperative testing window is conventionally used for study purposes; however, the extent of routine… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; routine preoperative; preoperative testing; biometry ... See more keywords
Coronary CTA works for preoperative risk stratification, but do we know when and how to use it?
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315152
Abstract: More than 300 million surgeries are performed annually worldwide. Despite improvements in surgical techniques and anaesthesia, mortality related to these procedures is still higher than expected. Since cardiovascular complications are important contributors to postoperative morbidity and… read more here.
Keywords: risk; risk stratification; preoperative testing; coronary cta ... See more keywords