Environmental and economic impacts associated with unnecessary routine pathology testing in Victorian public hospitals

澳大利亚每年有220万例择期手术。这项研究正在调查不必要的常规手术前病理检查对择期手术患者的经济和环境影响。它将确定两家维多利亚时代医院不必要测试的年度影响，并将寻求确定是否有任何预测测试顺序的因素。其目的是帮助制定减少术前检测影响的策略。

2.2 million elective surgeries occur in Australia annually. This study is investigating the economic and environmental impacts of unnecessary routine preoperative pathology testing for patients having elective surgery. It will determine the annual impacts of unnecessary testing at two Victorian hospitals, and will seek to establish whether there are any predictors to the ordering of tests. The aim is to aid in the development of strategies to reduce the impacts of preoperative testing.