Why the study?
Do Goldman and Detsky indices predict 30-day cardiac events in patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery?
Population
235 consecutive patients admitted for arterial/peripheral vascular surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Key result
Preoperative screening using the Detsky index with a cut-off of 10 effectively stratified patients into high and low risk for 30-day cardiac events (overall cardiac death 3.1%, non-lethal 5.9%).
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Preoperative screening with the Detsky index (using a cut-off of 10) effectively identifies low-risk patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery who do not require additional cardiac testing.
Cohort (n=235)
Do Goldman and Detsky indices predict 30-day cardiac events in patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery?
Preoperative screening with the Detsky index (using a cut-off of 10) effectively identifies low-risk patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery who do not require additional cardiac testing.
Jivegård et al. (1993) conducted a cohort in Peripheral vascular surgery (n=235). Multifactorial risk indices (Goldman and Detsky) was evaluated on Lethal or potentially lethal cardiac events (myocardial infarction, pulmonary oedema) within 30 days. Preoperative screening using the Detsky index with a cut-off of 10 effectively stratified patients into high and low risk for 30-day cardiac events (overall cardiac death 3.1%, non-lethal 5.9%).