Routine preoperative testing in elective surgery: What is the evidence?

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dc.contributor.authorNazar Jara, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorBastidas E., Javier
dc.contributor.authorLema F., Guillermo
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T01:29:05Z
dc.date.available2020-01-14T01:29:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAny patient, who is undergoing a surgical or invasive procedure, requiring anesthesia or sedation, needs a preoperative evaluation. This is essential in any type of surgical procedure. Most of the times, clinical evaluation is sufficient to establish perioperative as well as patient's risk factors. Some of them may be modified during the period close to the intervention, without supplementary testing or consultation to others specialists. Currently, the tendency of specialists is request "routine preoperative testing" sometimes without a previous analysis of the clinical history and physical examination. It has been shown that a healthy young patient, undergoing elective surgery, does not need any test before surgery. Preoperative tests increases health costs and don't significantly change perioperative patient's morbidity and mortality. Tests such as chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, hematocrit/hemoglobin, coagulation test, platelet count, blood glucose and pregnancy tests have precise indications and should not routinely be requested to all the surgical population
dc.format.extent6 páginas
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/S0718-40262014000200017
dc.identifier.issn0379-3893
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/27491
dc.issue.numeroNo. 2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final193
dc.pagina.inicio188
dc.revistaRevista Chilena de Cirugiaes_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectMorbidityes_ES
dc.subjectMortalityes_ES
dc.subjectPerioperative periodes_ES
dc.subjectRoutine diagnostic testses_ES
dc.subjectSurgical procedureses_ES
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.titleRoutine preoperative testing in elective surgery: What is the evidence?es_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumenVol. 66
sipa.codpersvinculados129215
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