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- Title
Letter to the editor regarding recently published systematic integrated review related to the role of preoperative laboratory testing in elective oral and maxillofacial surgeries.
- Authors
Gowthaman, Keerthana; Rahul, Morankar; Nitesh, Tewari
- Abstract
Sir, National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery recently published a research paper titled "Too much information with little meaning", relevance of preoperative laboratory testing in elective oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgeries: A systematic integrative review.[[1]] The objectives of this review were to compile and appraise the available literature for understanding the current perspectives of the surgeons and anesthetists in preparing their patients for the elective OMF surgeries and suggest an algorithm for the selection of relevant preoperative laboratory tests. The authors correctly emphasized the role of preoperative laboratory testing in elective OMF surgeries and the importance of evaluating their efficacy through effective research.
- Subjects
ORAL surgery; TESTING laboratories; ORAL examinations (Education); LIP surgery; MAXILLOFACIAL surgery; ELECTIVE surgery
- Publication
National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p128
- ISSN
0975-5950
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/njms.NJMS_134_20