Preoperative investigations for elective surgical patients in a resource limited setting: Systematic review

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative investigation for surgical patients is important to check for conditions that may affect surgical outcome. It helps the anesthetist and surgeon to plan perioperative anesthesia and surgical management appropriately. However, 60–70% of laboratory tests before surgery are not really required. This review was conducted to develop evidence-based recommendations on preoperative investigations for patients waiting for surgery in a resource limited setting.

Methods

After formulating the key questions, scope, and eligibility criteria for the articles to be included, advanced search strategy of electronic sources from data bases and websites was conducted. Duplication of literatures was avoided by endnote. Screening of literatures was conducted with proper

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577970 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature