Accuracy of Preoperative Cardiac Risk Calculators in Transurethral Prostate Surgery.

Key Result

RCRI overestimated 30-day cardiac risk in transurethral prostate surgery, while NSQIP predictions matched observed cardiac event rates, aiding better risk stratification.

Key Points

• To evaluate the accuracy of cardiac risk calculators in predicting cardiac events in patients undergoing transurethral prostate surgery.
• Compared the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) and NSQIP predictions against observed cardiac event rates.
• Analyzed 30-day cardiac risk estimates post-surgery.
• Assessed the effectiveness of different predictive tools for risk stratification.
• RCRI significantly overestimated the 30-day cardiac risk.
• NSQIP predictions closely matched the actual observed cardiac event rate.
• Improved risk stratification can lead to better decision-making for patients and surgeons.