Why the study?
What preoperative variables predict fatal or life-threatening cardiac complications in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Population
2609 consecutive patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative course
Authors
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May aid preoperative risk stratification using six routine variables in non-cardiac surgery; leaves open prospective validation before changing practice.
What preoperative variables predict fatal or life-threatening cardiac complications in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
A clinical prediction model utilizing six routine preoperative variables can effectively discriminate the risk of severe cardiac complications in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
Larsen et al. (1987) studied this question.
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