Is postoperative myocardial injury associated with 30-day mortality in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Postoperative myocardial injury is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality, supporting the feasibility and potential benefit of routine postoperative troponin monitoring.
Postoperative myocardial injury is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality after noncardiac surgery. Implementation of postoperative troponin monitoring as standard of care is feasible and may be helpful in improving the prognosis of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Waes et al. (2013) studied this question.