Why the study?
The study aimed to determine the effects of preoperative evaluation, clinical and demographic factors, and laboratory data on survival, ICU admission, and mortality in patients requiring internal examination before elective noncardiac surgery.
Does preoperative internal medicine evaluation improve survival, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and mortality rate in patients requiring internal examination scheduled for elective, noncardiac surgery?
Does preoperative internal medicine evaluation improve survival, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and mortality rate in patients requiring internal examination scheduled for elective, noncardiac surgery?
Preop internal medicine consults flag malignancy and BMI extremes for higher ICU use and mortality; leaves open whether evaluation improves elective noncardiac surgery outcomes.
Patients were eligible for participation in the study if Objective: We aimed to determine the effects of preoperative evaluation, demographic data including the presence of chronic diseases, surgery indication, obesity frequency, and laboratory data on survival, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and mortality rate of patients requiring internal examination scheduled for elective, noncardiac surgery.
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