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