Preoperative test requests for elective surgeries of different complexity: Appropriateness and interhospital variability
Inappropriateness of preoperative test requests was high according to hospital protocols and especially high according to the NICE guidelines. Appropriateness was determined by patient characteristics, surgical complexity, and institutional factors. Interhospital variability in inappropriateness was explained by differing criteria for preoperative test requests.
Authors
- Elisenda Pujol Rosa
- Marta Roqué i Figuls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-1364)
- Xavier Bonfill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1530-3509)
- Ivette Santana-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0468-4561)
- Paloma Salas
- Iratxe Urreta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0498-6033)
- Antia Osorio López
- R. Garcia Parra
- Enric Carreras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-9964)
- B. Gil
- Iván Solà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-3706)
- Gerard Urrútia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-0960)
- Ignasi Bolibar Ribas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4529-1935)
- Oliver Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0008-7436)
- Ma Ángeles Martínez Cegarra
- Iñigo Gorostiza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-6148)
- Pilar Paniagua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-1561)
- Eva Bassas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6978-2501)
- Nuria González Jorrín
- Maria Teresa Puig
- Ayaka Edo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-605X)
- M. Jesus Quintana
- Laura Samsó Jofra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5975-702X)
- Carolina Requeijo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-4550)
- Juan Félix García
- C. Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-0250)
- Gaizka Gutiérrez Sánchez
- Fernando A. Moraga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8826-2686)
- A.J. del Pozo García
- Nagore Martínez Merino
- José Giménez Crouseilles
- Francisco Javier Sanz Fernandez
- Francisco Moraga
- S. Gómez
- Craig A. Martin
- Antonio Sánchez-Hidalgo
- Pablo Manuel Keenoy
- Alexandra Sáenz Serna
- Alberto Isla Baranda
- Marta Maria Amelburu Egoscozabal
- Aitor Izeta Anza
- Zuriñe Churruca Ugarte
- Miren Arrieta Bernaras
- David Sánchez Cirera
Institutions
- Hospital de Sant Pau (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Hospital de Basurto (ES)
- Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (ES)
- Servicio Aragonés de Salud (ES)
- Osakidetza (ES)
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu (ES)
- Mútua Terrassa (ES)
- Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi (ES)
- Hospital de Cruces (ES)
- Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.112033
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00