ArticlePerioperative care and operating room management2018
Role of Patient- and Surgery-Specific Risk in Receipt of Outpatient Preoperative Testing.
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- Patient, provider, and system-level factors associated with preoperative cardiac testing: A systematic review.Journal of hospital medicine · 2023Pooled it
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objectiveTo determine the independent association of patient- and surgery-specific risk with receipt of outpatient preoperative testing.
methodsUsing administrative data from 2010-2013 (Marketscan
resultsReceipt of tests ranged from 0.9% (pulmonary function tests) to 46.8% (blood counts), and 65.2% of patients received at least one test. Mean cost per patient for all tests was $124.38. Higher RCRI was strongly associated (Odds Ratio (OR) >2) with receipt of stress tests and echocardiograms, and more modestly associated [OR <2] with receipt of most other tests. Undergoing higher-risk operations was strongly associated with receipt of most tests. Results were similar using the CCI for patient-specific risk.
conclusionSurgery-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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