Low-value preoperative cardiac testing before low-risk surgical procedures: a population-based cohort study

S Zare-Zadeh, BJ Manns, DS Chew… - … Open Access Journal, 2023 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) recommends avoiding noninvasive
advanced cardiac testing (eg, exercise stress testing [EST], echocardiography and …

Patient, provider, and system‐level factors associated with preoperative cardiac testing: A systematic review

MI Ellenbogen, A Drmanovic, JB Segal… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Overuse of preoperative cardiac testing contributes to high healthcare costs
and delayed surgeries. A large body of research has evaluated factors associated with …

Hallazgos patológicos asociados con las directrices actualizadas de 2022 de la Sociedad Europea de Cardiología para pruebas cardíacas preoperatorias: un estudio …

A Stroda, E Mauermann, D Ionescu… - British journal of …, 2024 - accedacris.ulpgc.es
Background: In 2022, the European Society of Cardiology updated guidelines for
preoperative evaluation. The aims of this study were to quantify:(1) the impact of the updated …

Pathological findings associated with the updated European Society of Cardiology 2022 guidelines for preoperative cardiac testing: an observational cohort modelling …

A Stroda, E Mauermann, D Ionescu, W Szczeklik… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In 2022, the European Society of Cardiology updated guidelines for
preoperative evaluation. The aims of this study were to quantify:(1) the impact of the updated …

Non-invasive cardiac stress testing before elective major non-cardiac surgery: population based cohort study

DN Wijeysundera, WS Beattie, PC Austin, JE Hux… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the association of non-invasive cardiac stress testing before elective
intermediate to high risk non-cardiac surgery with survival and hospital stay. Design …

Cardiac screening in the noncardiac surgery patient

W Chaudhry, MC Cohen - Surgical Clinics, 2017 - surgical.theclinics.com
An estimated 234 million annual noncardiac surgical procedures are performed worldwide,
translating to about 1 surgery for every 25 people. 1 In developed countries, the rate of …

Preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures

KR Kirkham, DN Wijeysundera, C Pendrith, R Ng… - Cmaj, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: There is concern about increasing utilization of low-value health care services,
including preoperative testing for low-risk surgical procedures. We investigated temporal …

Effectiveness of non-cardiac preoperative testing in non-cardiac elective surgery: a systematic review

T Johansson, G Fritsch, M Flamm… - British journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Elective surgery is usually preceded by preoperative diagnostics to minimize risk. The
results are assumed to elicit preventive measures or even cancellation of surgery. Moreover …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to the European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Anaesthesiology recommendations on preoperative cardiac testing and association …

GALL Buse, C Puelacher, DM Gualandro… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Anaesthesiology
(ESC/ESA) guidelines inform cardiac workup before noncardiac surgery based on an …

Beyond guideline knowledge: a theory-based qualitative study of low-value preoperative testing

Y Jasaui, S Mortazhejri, S Dowling, DA Duquette… - Perioperative …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Choosing Wisely Canada and most major anesthesia and
preoperative guidelines recommend against obtaining preoperative tests before low-risk …