Don’t routinely request preoperative laboratory tests in low-risk patients (for minor surgery and for intermediate surgery in ASA 1, ASA 2 patients).

Don’t routinely request preoperative laboratory tests in low-risk patients (for minor surgery and for intermediate surgery in ASA 1, ASA 2 patients).

Type of practice

Laboratory tests

Age

Adult, Geriatric, Pediatric

Topic Area

Laboratory Medicine

Hematological and biochemical preoperative tests don’t add significant elements to the clinical risk evaluation for minor or intermediate surgery in low-risk patient.

Sources

1. NICE. Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery. Update 2016 Disponibile alla pagina: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng45 [citato il 20 Settembre 2023].
2. Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. Don’t order baseline laboratory studies (complete blood count, coagulation testing, or serum biochemistry) for asymptomatic patients undergoing low-risk non-cardiac surgery
https://choosingwiselycanada.org/recommendation/anesthesiology/ [citato il 20 settembre 2023].
3. Canadian Association of Pathologists. Avoid routine preoperative laboratory testing for low risk surgeries without a clinical indication.
https://choosingwiselycanada.org/recommendation/pathology/[ citato il 20 settembre 2023].

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