“Preoperative testing for benign hysterectomy is variable as there is no single standard of care,” she explained. “Though tests such as EKG are commonly ordered, there are no data linking study results to surgical outcomes.”
The current study was conducted to evaluate the rate of preoperative EKG performed in concordance with institutional and NICE guidelines, and to assess implications for management and perioperative complications.
Patients included in the review were adult women who underwent scheduled benign hysterectomy during 2016. Women who underwent emergency surgery or whose surgery was performed by gynecologic oncologists were excluded.
Subjects were primarily Hispanic, and had a mean age of 45 years, Dr. Shah noted.