Consequences of preoperative cardiac stress testing-A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the consequences of functional cardiac stress testing among patients considering noncardiac nonophthalmologic surgery.

Design

A retrospective cohort study of 118,552 patients who made 159,795 visits to a dedicated preoperative risk assessment and optimization clinic between 2008 and 2018.

Setting

A large integrated health system.

Patients

Patients who visited a dedicated preoperative risk assessment and optimization clinic before noncardiac nonophthalmologic surgery.

Measurements

To assess changes to care delivered, we measured the probability of completing additional cardiac testing, cardiac surgery, or noncardiac surgery. To assess outcomes, we measured time-to-mortality and total one-year mortality.

Main results

In causa

SUBMITTER: Pappas MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10530324 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature