Preoperative screening: what tests are necessary?
The preoperative evaluation often includes more tests than are necessary. This article reviews the usefulness of and indications for nine commonly ordered preoperative tests.
Jones
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Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Isaacson
J H
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D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*