Routine Preoperative Electrocardiograms in Patients at Low Risk for Cardiac Complications During Shockwave Lithotripsy: Are They Useful?

Abstract

In patients at low risk for cardiac complications, preoperative ECG triggered very few cancellations and did not predict early termination of treatment or cardiac complications after SWL. These findings suggest that in low-risk patients, routine preoperative ECG has little effect on treatment or complication rate and should be omitted.