Every day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But in ...

I will be having scoliosis surgery in early November of this year.There are several tests and procedures to undergo before ...

We all want our surgery to go as smoothly as possible, but at what point is it not in our best interest to have lots of preoperative tests ordered? rss Download MP3 Share By Michael Wilkes • Jun 1, ...

For many patients, getting ready to have surgery means getting their blood drawn, their heart rhythm checked, or having other tests in the weeks leading up to their operation. But not all patients ...

A customized, team-based strategy significantly reduced unnecessary pre-operative testing for common elective surgeries, according to a new study led by researchers at Ann Arbor-based Michigan ...

Every day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans. But in many cases, they don't actually need to have these tests, because the ...