Open AccessPreoperative laboratory testing - Comparison of National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines with current practice - An observational study
Author(s) -
Neeraj Guttikonda,
Anitha Nileshwar,
Madhu Rao,
T. K. Sushma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_342_17
Subject(s) - medicine , nice , physical examination , liver function tests , observational study , referral , urinalysis , emergency medicine , surgery , family medicine , urine , computer science , programming language
Preoperative laboratory testing is done to detect abnormalities in the body not detected by clinical examination. Often a battery of tests is advocated as a routine for patients scheduled for low or intermediate risk surgery. This prospective observational study was aimed to assess agreement of the current practice of preoperative laboratory investigations with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, and the impact of investigations on patient care and costs.