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 …

Clinical predictive tools are a topic gaining interest. Many tools are developed each year to
predict various outcomes in medicine and surgery. However, the proportion of predictive …

The abstract of the article outlines the key learning objectives and highlights the importance
of understanding chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the context of anesthesia. It emphasizes …

Preoperative investigations are essential for planning, stratification, optimisation and
perioperative management of patients undergoing surgical procedures and to improve …

Methods: This observational study was conducted by screening the files of the patients
attending pre-anaesthetic check-up during December 2016–January 2017. Patients' …

Results: There was almost no agreement of the current practice with the NICE guidelines.
The total cost of all tests obtained was Rs 5, 48,755. Total additional cost of unindicated tests …

METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted using free online survey software and
questionnaire tool service from SurveyMonkey®(SurveyMonkey Inc., US, https://www …

Pre-anesthesia checkup (PAC) has been defined as the process of clinical assessment that
precedes the delivery of anesthesia for surgical and nonsurgical procedures. The primary …

Background: Despite negative recommendations, routine preoperative testing practice is
nearly universal. Our aim is to bring the healthcare providers on one platform by using …

Methods: This self-administered survey was completed by 403 anaesthesiologists across
Maharashtra from August 2019 to October 2019. The pre-validated and pretested 18-item …