Periop Leader Week
July 1, 2009

Testing practices need a closer look

By: OR Manager
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Is too much preoperative testing being done for ambulatory surgery patients? New research suggests testing practices may need a close look. "If anesthesiologists are just ordering tests as a routine, they need to look at our study and re-examine what they're doing," advises Frances Chung, FRCPC, a well-known researcher in ambulatory anesthesia.

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