Preoperatif Testlerle İlgili Kılavuzlardaki Son Yenilikler

Authors : Mohd Yunus, Habib Md Reazaul Karim, Samarjit Dey

Pages : 232-237

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Publication Date : 2017-06-30

Article Type : Review

Abstract :Preoperative tests before elective surgeries are routine in clinical practice despite having negative recommendations for it. As millions of people undergo surgery every year, even a single preoperative test has huge economic impact. In the present era of evidence based medicine different scientific bodies / societies have come out with guidelines / protocols / recommendations on this issue to reduce the load of unnecessary preoperative tests and its burden and negative impacts on patients as well as health authority. However, the uses of these recommendations are poor in clinical practice. In the present communication we are putting brief insight in to the new NICE guideline on preoperative tests as well as suggesting few strategies to get maximum benefit out of different guidelines and recommendations.
Keywords : preoperative investigations, elective surgeries, NICE