Why the study?
What are the incidence, predictors, and mortality impact of perioperative stroke in patients undergoing noncardiac, nonneurologic surgery?
Population
523,059 patients undergoing noncardiac, nonneurologic surgery from the American College of Surgeons National…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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High mortality link warrants preoperative risk stratification; leaves open targeted prevention trials in noncardiac nonneurologic surgery.
What are the incidence, predictors, and mortality impact of perioperative stroke in patients undergoing noncardiac, nonneurologic surgery?
Perioperative stroke after noncardiac, nonneurologic surgery is rare (0.1%) but is associated with a severe 8-fold increase in 30-day mortality, emphasizing the importance of preoperative risk stratification.
Mashour et al. (2011) studied this question.
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