Increased Preoperative Stress Test Utilization is Not Associated with Reduced Adverse Cardiac Events in Current U.S. Surgical Practice.
Jesse A ColumboSalvatore T ScaliDan NealRichard J PowellGeorge SarosiCristina CrippenThomas S HuberDavid SoybelSandra L WongPhilip P GoodneyGilbert R UpchurchDavid H StonePublished in: Annals of surgery (2023)
There is substantial variation in preoperative stress testing across the United States despite similar patient risk profiles. Increased testing was not associated with reduced perioperative MACE or MI. These data suggest that more selective stress testing may be an opportunity for cost savings through a reduction of unnecessary tests.