# OnCo record routine-preoperative-tests (protocol). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix onco: <https://onco.cc/ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://onco.cc/protocols/routine-preoperative-tests/>
  a schema:MedicalGuideline ;
  onco:kind "protocol" ;
  schema:identifier "routine-preoperative-tests" ;
  schema:name "Routine tests before planned surgery, by size of operation and fitness"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "preoperative tests"@en, "pre-op bloods"@en, "pre-assessment tests"@en, "preoperative investigations"@en, "routine chest X-ray before surgery"@en, "preoperative ECG"@en ;
  schema:description "Before a planned operation, tests should be chosen for the person and the size of the operation, not done for everyone. A blood count is offered before major surgery; a heart tracing and kidney tests depend on age, health and the operation; a chest X-ray, urine dipstick or heart scan is not done routinely."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/protocols/routine-preoperative-tests/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/protocols/enhanced-recovery-after-liver-surgery/>, <https://onco.cc/protocols/vte-prophylaxis-after-cancer-surgery/> .