Why the study?
Does a modified multifactorial cardiac risk index accurately assess cardiac risks in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
Design
Cohort
Key result
A modified multifactorial cardiac risk index using a Bayesian approach can assess cardiac risks for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery by converting pretest to posttest probabilities.
Authors
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May support Bayesian-modified risk index for noncardiac surgery; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Observational (n=1,456)
No
Does a modified multifactorial cardiac risk index accurately assess cardiac risks in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
The study presents a modified multifactorial cardiac risk index and nomogram using a Bayesian approach to estimate cardiac risk in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
A. S. Detsky (1986) conducted an observational in Patients undergoing noncardiac surgery (n=1,456). Multifactorial cardiac risk index was evaluated on Cardiac risks. A modified multifactorial cardiac risk index using a Bayesian approach can assess cardiac risks for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery by converting pretest to posttest probabilities.