Purpose
- To provide guidance on the management of preoperative investigations
- To ensure an individual approach to preoperative management
- To reduce unnecessary ordering of tests and investigations where not indicated.
Guidelines
- Pre-operative Investigations Guideline (PDF, 110KB)
Related documents
- Adult Integrated Pre-procedural Screening Tool
- ANZsbt, Royal College of Nursing Australia, Guidelines for the Administration of Blood Products
- ANZCA guidelines on Pre-Anaesthesia Consultation and Patient Preparation (PS07)
Clinical references
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia, Practice Advisory for Preanesthesia Evaluation
- 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
- New England Journal of Medicine, Preoperative Medical Testing in Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery
- Society of Anaesthesia and Sleep Medicine Guidelines on Preoperative Screening and Assessment of Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- The Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion Ltd (2007)
