Why the study?
Does preoperative BNP measurement predict postoperative cardiac events in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Population
1,590 consecutively treated patients (947 men, 643 women) evaluated before non-cardiac surgery.
Comparison
Preoperative measurement of brain natriuretic… vs Clinical variables.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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Preoperative BNP may refine risk assessment before non-cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does preoperative BNP measurement predict postoperative cardiac events in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Preoperative BNP measurement is a strong, independent predictor of postoperative cardiac events in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, outperforming the Goldman multifactorial index.
Dernellis et al. (2006) studied this question.
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