title: The pre-operative electrocardiogram: an assessment.
abstract: Electrocardiography is of limited value in pre-operative screening for cardiac disease. A short questionnaire has been shown to be helpful in assessing cardiac status and could permit a 30% reduction in the number of pre-operative ECGs performed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires