1. To the Editor-in-Chief: We have gone through the
time-demanding editorial on ‘Cost Effective
Preoperative Evaluation’ with keen interest. We would
like to supplement few relevant data of study performed
in our centre. Assessing and optimising a patient before
surgery is an essential for planning and administering a
successful peri-operative management with the best
possible outcome. Peri-operative morbidity, mortality
and thereby cost increase with the severity of preexisting
diseases.’ We studied a total of 2,086 patients
in CMH Dhaka, who were scheduled for routine surgery.