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Routine preoperative medical testing vs selective or no testing

Cost for preoperative testing prior to surgery · people with age‐related cataract

1 finding from 1 review

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1005 participants
Moderate

Routine preoperative medical testing vs selective or no testing

Medical adverse events up to 2 months after surgery · people with age‐related cataract

Routine preoperative medical testing showed no clear difference in medical adverse events up to 2 months after surgery compared with selective or no testing (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1 [0.86, 1.16]
3 studies · 21531 participants
High

Routine preoperative medical testing vs selective or no testing

Adverse events (ocular problems) · people with age‐related cataract

Routine preoperative medical testing showed no clear difference in ocular adverse events up to 2 months after surgery compared with selective or no testing (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.99 [0.71, 1.38]
2 studies · 2281 participants
Moderate

Routine preoperative medical testing vs selective or no testing

Cancellation of cataract surgery prior to surgery · people with age‐related cataract

Routine preoperative medical testing showed no clear difference in cancellation of cataract surgery prior to surgery compared with selective or no testing (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.97 [0.78, 1.21]
2 studies · 20582 participants
High

Routine preoperative medical testing vs selective or no testing

Clinical management changes (other than cancellation) prior to surgery · people with age‐related cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Routine preoperative medical testing vs selective or no testing

Quality of life outcomes at any · people with age‐related cataract

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found