In a developing country like India, with limited resources and access to healthcare facilities,
dealing with massive hemorrhage is a major challenge. This challenge gets compounded by …

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' …

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

Objective To assess the association between provider type (primary care provider [PCP] or
perioperative provider) and excessive preoperative testing. Study Design Cross‐sectional …

Background: At present, selective and clinical assessment-based pre-operative
investigations are advocated, but it is yet far from routine practice. Aim: This study aims to …

The prevalence of mental health problems among antenatal women has escalated during
the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period. Physical activity palys role …

Background: As one domain of preoperative assessment, preoperative investigations are
often ordered to evaluate patient's medical condition for risk stratification and assessing …

Introduction Laboratory testing is done before surgery to identify body abnormalities that
cannot be detected through clinical evaluation alone. Patients going in for low-or …

Introduction: During the past decades, practice of routine investigations prior to surgery has
been challenged as it has little impact on perioperative management but increases cost …