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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep 6;114(2):373–382. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.007

Table 5:

Choosing Wisely® campaign in cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiac
Carotid disease Avoid routine evaluation for carotid artery disease prior to cardiac surgery in the absence of symptoms or other high-risk factors
Echocardiogram Avoid routine echocardiogram prior to discharge following valve replacement surgery
Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) Avoid routine PFTs in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the absence of respiratory symptoms
Thoracic
Stress tests Avoid routine pre-operative stress testing in patients with good functional status and no cardiac history
Brain imaging Avoid routine brain imaging in patients with suspected or biopsy-proven clinical stage I NSCLC without neurological symptoms

Adapted from Wood and colleagues69.