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The study aimed to evaluate the impact of pre-operative investigations and peri-operative management on elective surgeries of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification grades I and II, identifying common inappropriate investigations and assessing the impact of abnormal results on patient management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional, clinical, observational, single-centre study from February 2020 to March 2021 on 500 cases in the General Surgery Department of Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. This study assessed the importance of pre-operative investigations in low-risk patients undergoing low-grade elective general surgical procedures. We recruited consecutive patients from the surgery wards of the institute, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and obtained informed written consent for anaesthesia, surgery and participation in the study. Demographic data, the type of investigation conducted and test results were noted. We followed up with patients who had abnormal test results to record the consequences of the abnormality, such as the postponement of surgery and the requirement for additional investigations. Pre-operative transfusion, change in the management plan and change in the anaesthesia plan were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the current study, the age of the patients ranged from 20 years to 45 years, and the mean age of the patients was 32.208\u2009\u00b1\u20099.16. The age group of 20\u201330 years was the commonest, being 158 (31.6%) patients. Out of 500 patients, 296 (59.2%) patients were males and the remaining 204 (40.8%) were female patients. Out of 500 tests, 44 (8.8%) had abnormal results. Most of the changes in our study were based on abnormal ECG findings. Out of a total of 500 surgical procedures performed, 497 (99.4%) were carried out without any difficulty, with two (0.4%) postponed due to abnormality in the pre-operative investigations and one (0.2%) cancelled. A total of 490 (98%) patients did not have any post-operative complications. Only ten (2%) patients developed post-operative complications, and out of those, only one (0.1%) had some abnormality in the pre-operative investigations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative laboratory investigations do not significantly influence the surgical outcome of the patients belonging to ASA grades I and II.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jwas.jwas_43_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,2]],"date-time":"2024-10-02T02:00:32Z","timestamp":1727834432000},"page":"282-290","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["How Much is Too Much? 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