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What is the value of routinely testing full blood count, electrolytes and urea, and pulmonary function tests before elective surgery in patients with no apparent clinical indication and in subgroups of patients with common comorbidities: a systematic review of the clinical and cost-effective literature
Author(s) -
Carolyn Czoski-Murray,
Norman Jones,
Colm McCabe,
K Claxton,
Yemi Oluboyede,
Jonathan C. Roberts,
JP Nicholl,
Alan Rees,
CS Reilly,
John Young,
Terence J. Fleming
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
hta on dvd/health technology assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.426
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 2046-4924
pISSN - 1366-5278
DOI - 10.3310/hta16500
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , nice , pulmonary function testing , cost effectiveness , surgery , intensive care medicine , pathology , computer science , programming language , risk analysis (engineering)