Preoperative cardiac stress tests for noncardiac surgery: a rapid review

McMartin K
Record ID 32014001065
English
Authors' objectives: The objective of this rapid review was to determine the prognostic accuracy of preoperative, noninvasive, cardiac stress testing for noncardiac elective surgery with intermediate cardiac risk.
Authors' recommendations: All noninvasive cardiac stress tests provide modest prognostic information in patients undergoing intermediate-risk, noncardiac, elective surgery (GRADE: Very low). Noninvasive cardiac stress testing is associated with improved 1-year survival and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing intermediate-risk, noncardiac, elective surgery (GRADE: Very low). These benefits largely apply to patients who are at high risk for cardiac complications on the basis of 3 or more clinical risk factors, using the Revised Cardiac Risk Index.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Heart
Contact
Organisation Name: Health Quality Ontario
Contact Address: Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5
Contact Name: EDSinfo@hqontario.ca
Contact Email: OH-HQO_hta-reg@ontariohealth.ca
Copyright: Health Quality Ontario
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