Why the study?
Which non-invasive test has the best prognostic accuracy for predicting perioperative cardiac risk in patients undergoing major vascular surgery?
Population
8,119 patients undergoing major vascular surgery from 58 studies
Comparison
Six non-invasive tests for perioperative cardiac… vs Comparison among the six tests
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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Dobutamine stress echocardiography may be prioritized for perioperative risk stratification in major vascular surgery; extends comparative accuracy data among non-invasive tests.
Which non-invasive test has the best prognostic accuracy for predicting perioperative cardiac risk in patients undergoing major vascular surgery?
Dobutamine stress echocardiography shows a positive trend towards better diagnostic performance than other non-invasive tests for predicting perioperative cardiac risk in major vascular surgery.
Miklós D. Kertai (2003) studied this question.
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