Do healthy patients need routine laboratory testing before elective noncardiac surgery?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Oct;82(10):664-6. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14152.

Author

Nathan Houchens^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hospital Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: houchen@ccf.org.
² Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 26469822
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14152

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Humans
Knee Injuries / surgery*
Medical History Taking
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Procedures
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Preoperative Care / methods*
Risk Assessment