Is Preoperative Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Testing Necessary for Pediatric Patients Before Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Procedures With Sedation?

• Published in: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 150 - 155
• Main Authors: Flanagan, Sarah G., Green, Mark A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Chorionic Gonadotropin - urine; Elective Surgical Procedures; Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Tests - methods; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Surgery, Oral

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) testing is performed prior to surgical procedures to ensure patient and fetal safety. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of routine pregnancy testing prior to elective outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures being performed with intr...