Why the study?
Does elevated postoperative Troponin T predict mortality and cardiac events in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Population
546 consecutive patients aged 70 years or older undergoing non-cardiac surgery of >30-min duration
Comparison
Elevated postoperative Troponin T >0.02 ng/ml… vs Normal postoperative Troponin T (TnT) ≤0.02 ng/ml
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May inform postoperative risk stratification in elderly non-cardiac surgery patients; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
Does elevated postoperative Troponin T predict mortality and cardiac events in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Elevated postoperative Troponin T (>0.02 ng/ml) in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery is a strong independent predictor of 1-year mortality.
Oscarsson et al. (2004) studied this question.
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