Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - Laboratory Studies
Routine laboratory screening tests are generally not indicated. Tests should be selected based on the patient's medical condition and the proposed surgical procedure. A brief review of current guidelines follows.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - Laboratory Studies." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728114/6/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___Laboratory_Studies.
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - Laboratory Studies. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728114/6/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___Laboratory_Studies. Accessed May 12, 2025.
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - Laboratory Studies. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728114/6/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___Laboratory_Studies
Evaluating the Patient Before Anesthesia - Laboratory Studies [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 May 12]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728114/6/Evaluating_the_Patient_Before_Anesthesia___Laboratory_Studies.
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