When Cardiac Patients Become Surgical Patients

Stephen P. Glasser; Edward Spoto; David A. Solomon; Ballard F. Smith; Matthew L. Carr; Benedict S. Maniscalco

doi:10.1080/21548331.1979.11707509

March 1, 1979Hospital Practice

When Cardiac Patients Become Surgical Patients

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Structured PICO

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Population

Cardiac patients (arteriosclerotic, arrhythmic, valvular, hypertensive) undergoing surgical procedures

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Intervention

Preoperative assessment and pre-, peri-, and postoperative management

This review discusses the preoperative assessment and perioperative management of cardiac patients undergoing surgical procedures.

Implication

Informs perioperative cardiac protocols for clinicians; leaves open gaps for targeted prospective trials.

Abstract

Given the 28 million cardiac patients in the U.S., the problems of their preoperative assessment and pre-, peri-, and postoperative management when they become surgical patients comprise an important part of general medical practice. The broad range of cardiovascular disorders—arteriosclerotic, arrhythmic, valvular, hypertensive—is examined in the light of the risks incurred by a variety of surgical procedures.