Cooperman's scheme was more accurate than Goldman's Multifactorial Index of Cardiac Risk for assessing cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing vascular surgery.
Cohort (n=100)
Does Cooperman's scheme improve accuracy of cardiovascular risk assessment compared to Goldman's scheme in patients undergoing vascular surgery?
Cooperman's scheme is more accurate than Goldman's index for predicting cardiovascular complications in vascular surgery patients, who represent a high-risk group.
Various attempts have made been made to quantify the cardiovascular risk factors associated with anaesthesia and surgery. Two such schemes are the "Multifactorial Index of Cardiac Risk" developed by Goldman et al., and the one devised by Cooperman et al. The validity of these two schemes in relation to anaesthesia for vascular surgery was investigated by carrying out a prospective study of 100 patients. Cooperman's scheme was found to be much more accurate than Goldman's scheme in assessing patient risk. The study confirms the impression that the vascular patient falls into a higher risk group than most other surgical patients with regard to cardiovascular complications.
Domaingue et al. (1982) conducted a cohort in Patients undergoing vascular surgery (n=100). Cooperman's scheme vs. Goldman's Multifactorial Index of Cardiac Risk was evaluated on Accuracy in assessing patient cardiovascular risk. Cooperman's scheme was more accurate than Goldman's Multifactorial Index of Cardiac Risk for assessing cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing vascular surgery.