Association of Echocardiography Before Major Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery With Improved Postoperative Outcomes 　- Possible Implications for Patient Care.

CONCLUSIONS: The use of echocardiography in elderly patients with certain risk factors was associated with improved postoperative outcomes. The basis for this finding remains to be determined; particularly whether echocardiography is simply a marker of a population with better outcomes or whether it leads to better management that improves outcomes. PMID: 31611537 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation Journal - October 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kusunose K, Torii Y, Yamada H, Nishio S, Hirata Y, Saijo Y, Ise T, Yamaguchi K, Fukuda D, Yagi S, Soeki T, Wakatsuki T, Sata M Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Association of Echocardiography Before Major Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery With Improved Postoperative Outcomes - Possible Implications for Patient Care.

Association of Echocardiography Before Major Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery With Improved Postoperative Outcomes 　- Possible Implications for Patient Care.