Revised cardiac risk index poorly predicts cardiovascular complications after adhesiolysis for small bowel obstruction

The number of patients undergoing preoperative risk stratification in the United States is expected to increase as the population ages. A large percentage of patients undergo some form of preoperative testing, and society guidelines suggest that up to 50% of the testing in lower risk surgical subgroups is unnecessary. The Revised Cardiac Risk Index and the risk calculator of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program are widely used tools as the first step of preoperative cardiac evaluation.

Source: Surgery - June 24, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: David T. Asuzu, Grace F. Chao, Kevin Y. Pei Source Type: research