January 5, 2010Annals of Internal Medicine
The Revised Cardiac Risk Index Delivers What It Promised
Why the study?
Does the Revised Cardiac Risk Index accurately predict major perioperative cardiac complications in patients undergoing mixed major noncardiac surgery?
Structured PICO
Does the Revised Cardiac Risk Index accurately predict major perioperative cardiac complications in patients undergoing mixed major noncardiac surgery?
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Population
More than 5,000 patients undergoing mixed major noncardiac surgery across 9 studies
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Intervention
Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI)
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Outcome
Major perioperative cardiac complicationscomposite
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Discussion
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Implication
The Revised Cardiac Risk Index remains a highly accurate and validated tool for predicting perioperative cardiac complications in noncardiac surgery.
Cite This Study
Lee Goldman (2010) studied this question.