Barriers to reducing preoperative testing for low-risk surgical procedures: A qualitative assessment guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

<h4>Introduction</h4>While numerous guidelines do not recommend preoperative tests for low risk patients undergoing low risk surgeries, they are often routinely performed. Canadian data suggests preoperative tests (e.g. ECGs and chest x-rays) preceded 17.9%-35.5% of low-risk procedures....

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Amanda Hall, Andrea Pike, Andrea Patey, Sameh Mortazhejri, Samantha Inwood, Shannon Ruzycki, Kyle Kirkham, Krista Mahoney, Jeremy Grimshaw
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278549