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Preoperative screening: what tests are necessary?

T Jones·J H Isaacson
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The preoperative evaluation often includes more tests than are necessary. This article reviews the usefulness of and indications for nine commonly ordered preoperative tests.

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T Jones, J H Isaacson. Preoperative screening: what tests are necessary?. https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.62.6.374

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