Routine preoperative testing: a systematic review of the evidence.

The Usefulness of Preoperative Laboratory Screening

1985 • 487 citations

Randomized Comparison of Coronary Stenting With Balloon Angioplasty in Selected Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

1998 • 357 citations

The Value of Preoperative Screening Investigations in Otherwise Healthy Individuals

1987 • 186 citations

Preoperative Laboratory Screening in Healthy Mayo Patients: Cost-Effective Elimination of Tests and Unchanged Outcomes

1991 • 175 citations

Preoperative History and Coagulation Screening in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy

1992 • 162 citations

Efficacy of Routine Screening and Lateral Chest Radiographs in a Hospital-Based Population

1974 • 143 citations

A Prospective Evaluation of the Efficacy of Preoperative Coagulation Testing

1988 • 140 citations

How Well Does the Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Predict Postoperative Hemorrhage?

1986 • 130 citations

Prothrombin and Partial Thromboplastin Times as Preoperative Screening Tests

1982 • 125 citations

Value of routine preoperative tests: a multicentre study in four general hospitals

1995 • 116 citations

Usefulness of Screening Chest Roentgenograms in Preoperative Patients

1983 • 105 citations

Diagnostic Decision: Utility of the Routine Electrocardiogram Before Surgery and on General Hospital Admission: Critical Review and New Guidelines

1986 • 104 citations

Predicting postoperative pulmonary complications. Is it a real problem?

1992 • 100 citations

Preoperative Evaluation of the Healthy Patient

1979 • 97 citations

A prospective multicenter evaluation of preoperative hemostatic screening tests

1995 • 95 citations

An assessment of preoperative coagulation screening for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

1987 • 91 citations

The bleeding time as a preoperative screening test

1985 • 85 citations

MULTICENTRE TRIAL OF FOUR STRATEGIES TO REDUCE USE OF A RADIOLOGICAL TEST

1986 • 83 citations

Preoperative Screening: Value of Previous Tests

1990 • 78 citations

Are routine preoperative laboratory screening tests necessary to evaluate ambulatory surgical patients?

1989 • 76 citations

Chronic Hypokalemia and Intraoperative Dysrhythmias

1985 • 75 citations

Do “Screening” Coagulation Tests Predict Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy With Biopsy?

1994 • 74 citations

The Utility of Preoperative Electrocardiograms in the Ambulatory Surgical Patient

1992 • 74 citations

The usefulness of preoperative laboratory screening

1985 • 73 citations

Hemostatic Assessment of Patients before Tonsillectomy: A Prospective Study

1994 • 72 citations

Prospective assessment of a protocol for selective ordering of preoperative chest x-rays

1988 • 71 citations

Routine preoperative chest radiography in non-cardiopulmonary surgery.

1976 • 64 citations

The Overstated Risk of Preoperative Hypokalemia

1988 • 61 citations

How cost effective are routine preoperative investigations?

1980 • 59 citations

Preoperative Hemostatic Assessment of the Adenotonsillectomy Patient

1990 • 55 citations

Partial Thromboplastin Time as a Screening Test

1979 • 55 citations

Do preoperative laboratory tests predict blood transfusion needs in cardiac operations?

1983 • 54 citations

Preoperative Laboratory Testing of Children Undergoing Elective Surgery

1990 • 54 citations

Preoperative electrocardiography effect of new abnormalities on clinical decisions.

1983 • 51 citations

Value of the Chest X-Ray as a Screening Test for Elective Surgery in Children

1981 • 51 citations

Preoperative electrocardiography: its cost-effectiveness in detecting abnormalities when a previous tracing exists.

1979 • 46 citations

THE ROLE OF THE ROUTINE PRE-OPERATIVE ELECTRO-CARDIOGRAM IN THE ELDERLY SURGICAL PATIENT

1983 • 46 citations

Usefulness of Selectively Ordered Preoperative Tests

1988 • 45 citations

POSSIBLE IMPACT OF AUDIT ON CHEST X-RAY REQUESTS FROM SURGICAL WARDS

1983 • 40 citations

Is preoperative haemoglobin testing justified in children undergoing minor elective surgery?

1991 • 39 citations

How useful are routine chest x-rays of preoperative patients at risk for postoperative chest disease?

1988 • 38 citations

Usefulness of Preoperative Laboratory Assessment of Patients Undergoing Elective Herniorrhaphy

1992 • 34 citations

Efficacy of the routine admission urinalysis

1987 • 34 citations

Hemostatic assessment of patients before tonsillectomy: A prospective study

1994 • 33 citations

Pre‐operative chest X‐rays in elderly patients

1982 • 33 citations

Preoperative chest radiography: value as a baseline examination for comparison.

1987 • 32 citations

The Unproven Utility of Preoperative Urinalysis

1988 • 32 citations

The Value of Routine Preoperative Chest Roentgenograms in Infants and Children

1980 • 30 citations

Abnormal peri-operative haemorrhage in asymptomatic patients is not predicted by laboratory testing.

1993 • 28 citations

Preoperative coagulation testing on a gynecologic oncology service.

1994 • 28 citations

Utilisation of the pre‐operative ECG

1995 • 27 citations

The Cochrane Collaboration: the role of the UK Cochrane Centre in identifying the evidence

1994 • 27 citations

THE PREOPERATIVE CHEST X-RAY

1974 • 27 citations

Routine prothrombin time determination before elective gynecologic operations.

1991 • 26 citations

The role of the routine pre-operative chest X-ray in the elderly general surgical patient

1982 • 26 citations

The admission urinalysis

1986 • 26 citations

Hematologic screening tests in patients with operative prostatic disease

1978 • 25 citations

Cost effectiveness of stent implantation versus PTCA: the BENESTENT experience.

1996 • 25 citations

Rational preoperative evaluation

1986 • 24 citations

Predicting postoperative pulmonary complications. Is it a real problem?

1992 • 23 citations

Preoperative chest x-ray films in elective surgery: a valid screening tool.

1990 • 23 citations

Usefulness of Routine Preoperative Chest Roentgenograms in Elderly Patients

1987 • 22 citations

Usefulness of selective preoperative chest x-ray films. A prospective study.

1987 • 22 citations

Value of preoperative chest X-ray examinations in children.

1977 • 21 citations

Routine pre‐operative chest radiography. 1977 compared with 1955 at Peterborough District General Hospital

1978 • 20 citations

Compliance with the royal college of radiologists' guidelines on the use of pre-operative chest radiographs

1987 • 20 citations

Preoperative testing for cataract surgery.

1994 • 19 citations

Is the Pediatric Preoperative Hematocrit Determination Necessary?

1992 • 18 citations

PREOPERATIVE CHEST RADIOLOGY *1NATIONAL STUDY BY THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS

1979 • 18 citations

The preoperative electrocardiogram as an indicator of risk in major noncardiac surgery.

1986 • 18 citations

How well does the activated partial thromboplastin time predict postoperative hemorrhage?

1986 • 17 citations

The Pre-Operative Electrocardiogram: An Assessment

1983 • 15 citations

The value of preoperative chest X-rays in gynecological patients

1988 • 15 citations

The value of preoperative estimation of haemoglobin in children undergoing tonsillectomy

1990 • 15 citations

Information yield from routine pre-operative chest radiography and electrocardiography.

1992 • 15 citations

Routine laboratory tests for elective surgery in pediatric patients: are they necessary?

1980 • 14 citations

Abnormal coagulation profiles in tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy patients.

1990 • 14 citations

Cost-effectiveness of coronary interventions

1997 • 14 citations

Evaluation of pre-admission screening of elderly patients accepted for major joint replacement.

1992 • 13 citations

The value of obligatory preoperative electrocardiograms. A survey of 1260 patients.

1978 • 12 citations

Preoperative screening electrocardiography: predictive value for postoperative cardiac complications.

1994 • 11 citations

Pre-operative haemoglobin estimation in paediatric ENT surgery

1993 • 9 citations

Towards the Effective use of Diagnostic Radiology in Surgical Practice: Discussion Paper

1983 • 8 citations

The unproven utility of preoperative urinalysis. Clinical use

1988 • 8 citations

QUALITY ASSURANCE OF PRE-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT--A REVIEW OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PRE-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT IN NINE HOSPITALS IN THE NETHERLANDS

1989 • 7 citations

Preoperative Chest X-Rays in Elderly Patients

1983 • 7 citations

Routine preoperative chest X-rays

1989 • 7 citations

The impact of routine preoperative electrocardiogram in patients age > or = 40 years in Srinagarind Hospital.

1992 • 7 citations

Routine pre‐operative electrocardiography

1990 • 7 citations

Do children need routine preoperative blood tests and blood cross matching in orthopaedic practice?

1989 • 6 citations

Preoperative Test of Bleeding Time in Ear Surgery

1980 • 6 citations

The Frequency and Significance of ECG Changes after Transurethral Prostate Resection

1991 • 6 citations

Are Routine Preoperative Laboratory Screening Tests Necessary to Evaluate Ambulatory Surgical Patients?

1989 • 6 citations

[Preoperative x-ray of the thorax. Indications and consequences].

1978 • 6 citations

The Bleeding Time as a Preoperative Screening Test

1986 • 6 citations

Prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times as preoperative screening tests

1982 • 6 citations

Preoperative Laboratory Testing of Children Undergoing Elective Surgery

1990 • 6 citations

The value of routine preoperative chest roentgenograms in infants and children

1980 • 5 citations

Is routine pre-operative electrocardiogram necessary?

1989 • 5 citations

Routine pre-operative chest radiographs in non-cardiopulmonary surgery.

1988 • 5 citations

INFLUENCE OF PREOPERATIVE CHEST X-RAYS ON THE PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS

1987 • 5 citations

[Value of routine preoperative x-ray examination of the thorax and ECG].

1978 • 5 citations

Randomized comparison of balloon angioplasty versus coronary stent implantation for total occlusion

1996 • 5 citations

The impact of routine preoperative chest X-ray in Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen.

1990 • 5 citations

The Appropriateness of Routine Diagnostic Studies

1989 • 4 citations

Stents Coated by an Autologous Arterial Graft: The First Application in Human Coronary Arteries

1998 • 3 citations

Design and acute results of the SIMA trial

1998 • 2 citations

A Critical Appraisal of Decision Analytic Models to Evaluate the Cost-Effectiveness of Stenting.

1997 • 2 citations

Value of preoperative chest X-ray examinations in children

1978 • 2 citations

Prospective Assessment of a Protocol for Selective Ordering of Preoperative Chest X-Rays

1989 • 2 citations

Experience in implementation of clinical guidelines: pre-operative chest radiography in non-cardiopulmonary surgery.

1985 • 1 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations

Routine Pre-Operative Chest Radiography. 1977 Compared with 1955 at Peterborough District General Hospital

1979 • 0 citations