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See Latest ArticlesOne-Year Experience with Day-of-Surgery Pregnancy Testing Before Elective Orthopedic Procedures
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Kahn RL et al. - A policy of routinely performing urine hCG pregnancy tests in women of childbearing age on the day of surgery was effective in detecting unrecognized pregnancy. This resulted in a postponement of elective surgery in all cases. Of 2588 women tested, one had surgery postponed because of a false-positive result. The cost of $3273 per true positive test must be compared with the benefit.
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