Anesthesiologists’ and surgeons’ perceptions about routine pre-operative testing in low-risk patients: application of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to identify factors that influence physicians’ decisions to order pre-operative tests

Anesthesiologists’ and surgeons’ perceptions about routine pre-operative testing in low-risk patients: application of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to identify factors that influence physicians’ decisions to order pre-operative tests

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Routine pre-operative tests for anesthesia management are often ordered by both anesthesiologists and surgeons for healthy patients undergoing low-risk surgery. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) was developed to investigate det...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patey Andrea M, Islam Rafat, Francis Jill J, Bryson Gregory L, Grimshaw Jeremy M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Routine pre-operative testing
Anesthesia management
Anesthesiologists
Surgeons
Chest x-rays
Electrocardiograms
Theoretical domains framework
Semi-structured interviews
Content analysis
Social
Professional role and identity
Social influence
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