A customized, team-based strategy significantly reduced unnecessary pre-operative testing for common elective surgeries, according to a new study led by researchers at Ann Arbor-based Michigan ...

We all want our surgery to go as smoothly as possible, but at what point is it not in our best interest to have lots of preoperative tests ordered?

Ophthalmology and primary care experts are calling for more structured preoperative consultations, emphasizing better communication between surgeons, anesthesiologists, and referring doctors. They ...

The thinking goes that testing before elective surgery can reduce risks and complications. But, it turns out it may do the opposite.

Every week, seemingly every day, peppered through all of our schedules are appointments labeled "preoperative evaluation." These are patients referred to us, their primary care doctors, by surgeons ...