Preoperative testing is often unnecessary for low-risk surgeries, shows study news-medical.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-medical.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Before undergoing surgery, patients often go through a number of tests: blood work, sometimes a chest X-ray, perhaps tests to measure heart and lung function.
In fact, about half of patients who had one of three common surgical procedures done in Michigan between 2015 and the midway point of 2019 received at least one routine test beforehand.
Yet plenty of evidence suggests that preoperative testing is often unnecessary for low-risk surgeries.
What could Ontario’s ‘one-dose summer’ look like?
Four Ontario doctors discuss the stay-at-home order, life after vaccination and reopening schools and outdoor recreation. Izzy Docto, Chatelaine Photo: iStock/Imgorthand
With COVID-19 vaccinations picking up in Ontario, and the weather warming up, people are beginning to wonder what the province’s second pandemic summer could look like. On Thursday, the government extended its stay-at-home order to June 2, with the possibility of reopening schools and a summer filled with
outdoor gatherings up in the air. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) held a virtual panel on Wednesday on why Ontario isn’t yet ready to reopen. Dr. Samantha Hill, cardiac surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Services in Toronto and president of the OMA, moderated the panel of three doctors through the following questions:
Four Ontario doctors discuss the stay-at-home order, life after vaccination and reopening schools and outdoor recreation.
May 13, 2021
Members of the fitness community gather for a workout on the lawn of Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Photo: Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press)
With COVID-19 vaccinations picking up in Ontario, and the weather warming up, people are beginning to wonder what the province’s second pandemic summer will look like. On Thursday, the government extended its stay-at-home order to June 2, with the possibility of reopening schools and a summer filled with outdoor gatherings up in the air. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) held a virtual panel on Wednesday on why Ontario isn’t yet ready to reopen. Dr. Samantha Hill, cardiac surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Services in Toronto and president of the OMA, moderated the panel of three doctors through the following questions:
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