Routine preoperative testing before low-risk surgery is widely viewed as having low value. A new research article indicates that routine preoperative testing before low-risk surgery is common despite ...

A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine shows the overall rate of preoperative stress testing for hip and knee replacements is and has been decreasing consistently since 2006. Still, ...

The operating room is a hectic, busy place. One way to make the OR more efficient is to focus on preoperative functions, such as case scheduling accuracy, completing patients’ charts and proactive ...

It should never just be about checking a box ...

Yet plenty of evidence suggests that preoperative testing is often unnecessary for low-risk surgeries. At best, it's costly and doesn't usually improve outcomes for patients. At worst, it can lead to ...

We all want our surgery to go as smoothly as possible, but at what point is it not in our best interest to have lots of preoperative tests ordered?

Ticiana Leal, MD, Winship Cancer Institutes, explains the importance of biomarker testing and multidisciplinary conversations while caring for patients with early-stage non–small cell lung cancer ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare released an updated guide for preoperative evaluation, according to a Dec. 2 press release. The new version has more visual aids and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Due to low serum album levels in patients who undergo two-stage exchange for infected total joint replacement, a ...

Healthy patients undergoing lab testing before surgery is one of the most common forms of unnecessary, low-value care, according to a study published Sept. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers ...

Cardiac stress tests, X-rays and other medical tests may not provide useful information before operations, and they could cause harm. By Jane E. Brody Let’s say you’re scheduled for a common and ...

Although preoperative HIV testing is not mandatory in the United States, your healthcare team might offer or suggest an HIV test in some cases. In the United States, it’s not a standard practice to ...