Routine testing before surgery remains common despite low value
Before undergoing surgery, patients often go through a number of tests: blood work, sometimes a chest X-ray, perhaps tests to measure heart and lung function. In fact, about half of patients who had one of three common surgical procedures done in Michigan between 2015 and the midway point of 2019 received at least one routine test beforehand. Yet plenty of evidence suggests that preoperative testing is often unnecessary for low-risk surgeries.
United States Hari Nathan Lesly Dossett American College Of Surgeons American Board Of Internal Medicine Foundation American Society Of Anesthesiologists
Source: eurekalert.org