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Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery

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  • Reference number: NG45
  • Published:  05 April 2016
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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Polysomnography:- Does preoperative screening of people who are at risk of obstructive sleep apnoea with polysomnography identify those at higher risk of postoperative complications?

  • Polysomnography:- Does treating obstructive sleep apnoea perioperatively improve outcomes?

  • Glycated haemoglobin testing:- Does optimisation of HbA1c in people with poorly controlled diabetes improve surgical outcomes?

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