Preoperative tests : the use of routine preoperative tests for elective surgery : evidence, methods & guidance / National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care (Great Britain).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care (Great Britain), author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operations, Surgical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : NHS, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, 2003.

Summary:

The guideline is aimed mainly at secondary care, but may have relevance to some tests carried out or ordered in primary care. The preoperative tests considered are for the preoperative assessment of patients classified as ASA grade 1 (adults and children) and ASA grades 2 and 3 (adults only) undergoing elective surgery. The preoperative tests to be considered were agreed at scoping meetings with the Guieline Development Group and include: chest x-ray, resting ECG, full blood count, haemostasis tests, renal function tests, blood glucose test, urine 'dipstick' test, sickle cell test, pregnancy test, blood gases (phase B only), pulmonary function tests (phase B only).

Contents:

Guideline Development Group Membership and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms

1. Introduction

2. Methods

3. Findings from the Systematic Review of the Literature

4. Interview Results: Testing the Assumptions

5. Consensus Results

6. Guideline for Preoperative Investigations in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery

7. Discussion and Research Recommendations

Appendices.

Notes:

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