Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7429401 | Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Surgery-specific risk is strongly associated with receipt of most preoperative tests, which is consistent with preoperative testing protocols based as much or more on the planned operation as on patient-specific risk factors. Whether this pattern of preoperative testing represents optimal care is uncertain.
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Authors
Kevin R. Riggs, Eric B. Bass, Jodi B. Segal,