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Study: Unnecessary stress testing performed prior to knee and hip replacement surgeries – Science Codex
A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine shows the overall rate of preoperative stress testing for hip and knee replacements is and has been decreasing consistently since 2006. Still, researchers found, 30,000 out of every 100,000 stress tests performed each year were unnecessary, as the tests didn’t decrease the frequency of complications such as heart attacks or stopped hearts.
Titled “Frequency and Outcomes of Preoperative Stress Testing in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty from 2…
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