Environmental emissions reduction of a preoperative evaluation center utilizing telehealth screening and standardized preoperative testing guidelines
Wang E, Zafar J, Lawrence C, Gavin L, Mishra S, Boateng A, Thiel C, Dubrow R, Sherman J. Environmental emissions reduction of a preoperative evaluation center utilizing telehealth screening and standardized preoperative testing guidelines. Resources Conservation And Recycling 2021, 171: 105652. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinic visitsPreoperative testingRetrospective cross-sectional analysisTesting guidelinesYale-New Haven HospitalElective spine surgeryPreoperative evaluation centerPreoperative evaluation processUnnecessary preoperative testsAnesthesiologists class IUnnecessary preoperative testingNew Haven HospitalPatients' health statusCross-sectional analysisElectronic health recordsPreoperative clinicPreoperative testsClinic evaluationSpine surgeryAnnual surgeriesUnnecessary testingHealthcare resourcesHealth statusPatient travelUrgent reduction