dc.contributor.author | Toprak, Sule | |
dc.contributor.author | Kocak, Ulker | |
dc.contributor.author | Misirlioglu, Emine Dibek | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanli, Cihat | |
dc.contributor.author | Albayrak, Meryem | |
dc.contributor.author | Basar, Hulya | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-25T18:17:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-25T18:17:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Toprak Ş, Koçak Ü, Mısırlıoğlu E, Şanlı C, Albayrak M, Başar H (2016). Remembering the Importance of an Old Friend: History Taking in Preoperative Evaluation of Healthy Children: A Single Center Experience. Gazi Medical Journal, 27(3), 124 - 127. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2147-2092 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2016.37 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/6703 | |
dc.description | Albayrak, Meryem/0000-0003-2711-5150 | en_US |
dc.description | WOS: 000386045600005 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To investigate the consequences of routine laboratory tests that lead to surgical delay or high cost in patients with a normal medical history and physical examination who undergo minor surgical interventions. Patients and Method: Files of 1,322 patients aged between 0-16 years that had undergone elective surgical intervention within six years were reviewed. Results: Of the 1,322 patients, 1,246 (94.3%) had normal physical examination and laboratory findings. Seventy-six children who had abnormalities in laboratory findings and physical examination were referred to pediatrics. Of the 76 pediatric referees, 42 (55.3%) were reevaluated and were diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infection (n=23; 30.2%), iron deficiency anemia (n=5; 6.5%), innocent murmur (n=4; 5.3%), thalassemia minor (n=2; 2.6%), lower respiratory tract infection (n=2; 2.6%), urinary tract infection (n=1; 1.3%), mumps (n=1; 1.3%), acute gastroenteritis (n=1; 1.3%), minimal aortic and tricuspid valve insufficiency (n=1; 1.3%), minimal aortic stenosis (n=1; 1.3%), atrial septal defect (n=1; 1.3%). Surgical interventions were delayed until the recovery of the infectious diseases. In 25 of the patients, repeated tests showed normal ranges after the second test; however nine (n=9) of the patients showed increased or decreased numbers of white blood cell counts and whose medical history and physical examination revealed signs and symptoms related to infection. Conclusion: Routine laboratory tests contribute little to preoperative evaluation of children with normal history and physical examination undergoing low grade surgery. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Gazi Univ, Fac Med | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.12996/gmj.2016.37 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Preoperative evaluation | en_US |
dc.subject | children | en_US |
dc.title | Remembering the Importance of an Old Friend: History Taking in Preoperative Evaluation of Healthy Children: A Single Center Experience | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Kırıkkale Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 27 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 124 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 127 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Gazi Medical Journal | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |