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Table 2 Common laboratory tests requested at admission of bariatric patients

From: The Operative management in Bariatric Acute abdomen (OBA) Survey: long-term complications of bariatric surgery and the emergency surgeon’s point of view

Laboratory tests requested

Number of answers

%

CBC, dosage electrolytes, dosage CPR, and/or PCT

45/117

38.4

CBC, blood gas analysis, lactates, CPR, and/or PCT

39/117

33.33

CBC, liver function tests, dosage lipase, dosage troponin, dosage CPR, and/or PCT

33/117

28.2

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922