A prospective observational study of preoperative natriuretic peptide testing in adult non-cardiac surgical patients in hospitals in Western Cape Province, South Africa

CONCLUSIONS: We strongly recommend that non-cardiac surgical patients aged ≥45 years undergoing intermediate- or high-risk non-cardiac surgery with a history of coronary artery disease/peripheral vascular disease, congestive cardiac failure, diabetes mellitus or elevated creatinine have preoperative NP testing as part of risk stratification.PMID:33944767 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i4.15226

Source: South African Medical Journal - May 4, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: C S Alphonsus M Jagga M Crowther E Coetzee G Davies Z Fullerton H A Van Zyl A Reed E Cloete J Roos F Roodt R N Rodseth B M Biccard Collaborators for EPIC2: BNP study Source Type: research