ReviewNational journal of maxillofacial surgery
"Too much information with little meaning," relevance of preoperative laboratory testing in elective oral and maxillofacial surgeries: A systematic integrative review.
Review in National journal of maxillofacial surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Targets for De-implementation of Unnecessary Testing Before Low-Risk Surgery: A Qualitative Study.The Journal of surgical research · 2024Article
- Is Low-value Testing Before Low-risk Hand Surgery Associated With Increased Downstream Healthcare Use and Reimbursements? A National Claims Database Analysis.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2022Article
- Letter to the editor regarding recently published systematic integrated review related to the role of preoperative laboratory testing in elective oral and maxillofacial surgeries.National journal of maxillofacial surgeryArticle
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Abstract
aimIn the recent times due to accessibility of tools and advent of technology advising battery of laboratory tests prior to any electeve surgical procedure has become a norm. This review aims at investigating relevance of such tests in healthy patients undergoing routine elective oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures.
methodsVarious search engines were thoroughly searched to identify relevant literature. The population of interest was asymptomatic adults above 18 years of age undergoing elective surgery.
resultsThe preoperative tests of interest for the current study included complete blood count, coagulation tests, biochemistry, and chest X-rays. An algorithm for preoperative tests has been proposed.
conclusionWe conclude that advising battery of routine tests in such patients leads to further delays and rise in overall cost of the surgery.
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