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Why are the following tests done preoperatively for open heart surgery? echo...chest x-ray.....pfts.....and urinalysis?
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Here are some ...: All preoperative history-taking, physical exam, tests - imaging or bloods or pulmonary, are confirming anatomical and functional status of body and concerned organ of treated target & predicting intra- / postoperative risks so to take precaution to minimize / avoid intra- / postop complications, leading to a best possible recovery, especially for major surgery like open heart surgery. Detail? Ask.
Answered 8/9/2014
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Preparation: You are having surgery for a reason. Preparation makes the surgery safer by finding issues that would be problems if they were not known. Overall, the better prepared you and you surgeon are, the better the results.
Answered 1/2/2015
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