Unindicated preoperative testing: ASA physical status and financial implications

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 437-441

  Vogt, Alison W ^a   Henson, Lindsey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASA physical status; Costs; Reimbursement; Resting, preoperative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030795487     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00060-3     Document Type: Article

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